split personality

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Meaning · English

dissociative identity disorder.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

He has a split personality.Anh ấy có hai nhân cách.

Tatoeba sentence #2805875 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “split personality” mean?

dissociative identity disorder.

Is “split personality” formal or informal?

split personality is generally slang.