overidentification
overidentification noun: a case of overidentifying with something.
Noun
overidentification (usually uncountable, plural overidentifications)
- A case of overidentifying with something.
- Homosexuality is caused by over-identification with a parent of the opposite sex. This means that a male homosexual relates more to his mother, and the female homosexual relates to her father.1974 March 30, Ann Landers, quoted in 1974 April 13, Barbara Piccirilli, "Landerslander", in Gay Community News, page 1
- As a biographer myself, I know a little something about overidentification with one’s subject, but I wish Ardizzone had picked a more appealing quality to emulate.2007 July 22, Caroline Weber, “Long Time Passing”, in New York Times
- Antonyms:
- underidentification
Antonyms of overidentification
Forms of overidentification
| plural | overidentifications |
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Origin of overidentification
From over- + identification.
Questions about overidentification
- What does overidentification mean?
- Overidentification means a case of overidentifying with something.
- What part of speech is overidentification?
- Overidentification is a noun.
- What is the plural of overidentification?
- The plural of overidentification is overidentifications.
Words near overidentification in the dictionary
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