identification
noun
- a process by which one ascribes to oneself the qualities or characteristics of another person.
- (in psychoanalytic theory) the transference or reaction to one person with the feelings or responses relevant to another, as the identification of a teacher with a parent.
- perception of another as an extension of oneself.
Origin of identification
Synonyms for identification
Related Words for identification
testimony, recognition, passport, description, establishment, bracelet, assimilation, tag, papers, credentials, badge, id, apperception, namingExamples from the Web for identification
Contemporary Examples of identification
Her heartbroken and horrified brother, Sam Jones, made the identification.
The jogger had no memory of the attack, and none of the other victims could make an identification of the Five.
At about 10 p.m., a horde of Hungarian police officers raided the bar, demanding that everybody show their identification.
They set up an area for patient triage and identification to help them prioritize.
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A pharmacist told her the medication was for women—and her identification still listed her as a male.
Historical Examples of identification
They looked at my identification folder and then examined me.
City of Endless NightMilo Hastings
Frau Augusta turned and glanced furtively at my identification folder.
City of Endless NightMilo Hastings
I do not wish to have any delay in my identification when it does come.'
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
He has no identification tag; he releases Peabody; seems not to know the penalties.
Slaves of MercuryNat Schachner
There is, however, one objection to this identification that must not be overlooked.
Byzantine Churches in ConstantinopleAlexander Van Millingen