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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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How to use split personality in a sentence

The serum drove him mad, and he developed a split personality.
Breaking Down All the Cameos in Spider-Man: No Way Home|Eliana Dockterman|December 17, 2021|Time
The road to Wisconsin’s divisionsWisconsin has had a split personality politically for generations.
Wisconsin: The incubator for America’s tribal politics|Dan Balz|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
And, especially when it comes to the middle, personality counts.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The conspirators were split into two teams, “Alpha” and “Bravo.”
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

If you look at the history, you can really understand why the parties are so divided and why the public is so split.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society|Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Before it was split between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Baluchistan spread over an area slightly larger than California.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We won the war,” the Fox News personality proclaimed last week.
Why I’m for the War on Christmas|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
However, on reaching Spain, the magic of the Emperor's personality soon restored the vigour and prestige of the French arms.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It represents an engaging personality, in which vivacity and sensibility are distinctly indicated.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Jean Baptiste possessed great personality, and to be near one was to effect that one with it.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux

British Dictionary definitions for split personality

split personality

noun

the tendency to change rapidly in mood or temperament

a nontechnical term for multiple personality

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Medical definitions for split personality

split personality

Multiple personality. No longer in scientific use.

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