split personality

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noun

multiple personality.

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Origin of split personality

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby split personality

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British Dictionary definitions for split personality

split personality

noun

the tendency to change rapidly in mood or temperament
a nontechnical term for multiple personality
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for split personality

split personality

n.

Multiple personality. No longer in scientific use.
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