impersonation

«impersonation» in Mova's school dictionary: A funny copy of someone's voice, way of speaking or actions — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an impersonation, impersonations; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A funny copy of someone's voice, way of speaking or actions. tree →

2) Pretending to be someone else to trick people, which can be a crime. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: a comedian's impersonations; a child's impersonation of a grumpy cat. In online safety and law: impersonation of a bank, a company or an official is used in scams and phishing. Phrases: do an impersonation of, a brilliant impersonation, identity impersonation.

examples

• She does a brilliant impersonation of our dog barking. tree →
• The class laughed at his impersonation of a pirate. tree →
• The fake email was an impersonation of a real company. tree →
• Impersonation of a police officer is a crime. tree →
• The comedian's impersonations of famous singers were amazing. tree →
• We learned how to spot impersonation in online messages. tree →

note

Countable for each act («two impersonations») and uncountable for the general idea. Verb «impersonate». An impression is the same as a funny impersonation: «do an impression».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «impersonation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.