multiple personality disorder
noun
variants
or less commonly multiple personality
: a personality disorder that is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct and complex identities or personality states each of which becomes dominant and controls behavior from time to time to the exclusion of the others and results from disruption in the integrated functions of consciousness, memory, and identity : dissociative identity disorder
Note: The term dissociative identity disorder is now preferred over multiple personality disorder and multiple personality especially in medical contexts.
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Bitcoin’s correlation with global economic conditions suffers from multiple personality disorder, making moves in the price impossible to predict.
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Ian Hacking, the philosopher, argued that such a dynamic fuelled the epidemic of multiple personality disorder in the late twentieth century, and something similar seems to be playing out now with the growing portrayal of dissociative identity disorder, the current name for M.P.D., on social media.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Its protagonist, Isaac, struggles with multiple personality disorder.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 May 2024
Boys To Men Whether intentional or not, Spalletti’s Italy, while maintaining a clear identity and mentality off the field, is still showing signs of multiple personality disorder upon it.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Ian Hacking, the philosopher, argued that such a dynamic fuelled the epidemic of multiple personality disorder in the late twentieth century, and something similar seems to be playing out now with the growing portrayal of dissociative identity disorder, the current name for M.P.D., on social media.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Its protagonist, Isaac, struggles with multiple personality disorder.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 May 2024
Boys To Men Whether intentional or not, Spalletti’s Italy, while maintaining a clear identity and mentality off the field, is still showing signs of multiple personality disorder upon it.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Multiple personality disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20personality%20disorder. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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