characterization
Americannoun
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portrayal; description.
the actor's characterization of a politician.
- Synonyms:
- delineation, depiction, representation
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the act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person or thing.
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the creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters, as in a literary work.
noun
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description of character, traits, etc
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the act of characterizing
Other Word Forms
- recharacterization noun
- self-characterization noun
Etymology
Origin of characterization
1560–70; < Medieval Latin charactērizāt ( us ) marked (past participle of charactērizāre to characterize; -ate 1 ) + Latin -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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The two officials familiar with the probe who spoke on the condition of anonymity disputed Neff’s characterization of the findings.
From Los Angeles Times
Assil supports phone restrictions and felt the characterization of students ignoring one another in favor of scrolling on phones was overblown.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms. Benedict balances the dangers in her book with colorful settings, deft characterizations and plenty of charm.
She quoted the head of the country’s National Security Council as saying such characterizations are misleading, and that violence in the southern Philippines is largely driven by historical conflicts and clan feuds.
He played off the characterization as an inside joke.
From Salon
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