dissociative identity disorder

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈsəʊʃi.ətɪv aɪˈdɛntɪti dɪsˈɔːdə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈsoʊʃi.ətɪv aɪˈdɛntɪti dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/
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Noun

dissociative identity disorder (countable and uncountable, plural dissociative identity disorders)

  1. (psychiatry) A mental disorder of disputed validity characterized by the presence of two or more personality states or distinct identities that repeatedly take control of a person's behavior.

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