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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Department of Energy disputed Reuters’ characterization, and an analyst called the stock moves an overreaction, noting continued government backing for ex-China supply.
From Barron's
Similarly, Powell’s characterization of employment conditions could also provide some hints as to whether the committee remains concerned enough to trigger additional cuts in the near term.
From Barron's
The meeting was tense, attendees said, and the characterization of complaints as “rumors” was a point of contention.
The company disputed the Senate report’s characterizations of its practices.
A UnitedHealth spokesman said the company disagreed with the Senate report’s characterizations.
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