English noun: impersonation |
1. | impersonation (communication) a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
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| Synonyms | caricature, imitation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | burlesque, charade, lampoon, mock-heroic, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
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2. | impersonation (act) pretending to be another person |
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| Synonyms | imposture |
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| Broader (hypernym) | deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation |
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3. | impersonation (act) imitating the mannerisms of another person |
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| Synonyms | personation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | acting, performing, playacting, playing |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | apery, mimicry |
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