English noun: persona |
1. | persona (cognition) an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
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| Samples | She played the part of Desdemona.
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| Synonyms | character, part, role, theatrical role |
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| Broader (hypernym) | characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | baddie, bit part, heavy, hero, heroine, ingenue, minor role, name part, title role, villain |
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2. | persona (attribute) (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world |
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| Samples | A public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty.
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| Synonyms | image |
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| Broader (hypernym) | appearance, visual aspect |
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| Domain category | Carl Gustav Jung, Carl Jung, Jung, psychological science, psychology |
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