Phrase guide

dissociative identity disorder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈsəʊʃi.ətɪv aɪˈdɛntɪti dɪsˈɔːdə/
  • General-American: /dɪˈsoʊʃi.ətɪv aɪˈdɛntɪti dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/
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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 解離性人格疾患 /解离性人格疾患 (jiělíxìng réngé jíhuàn) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多重人格 (duōchóng réngé) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人格分裂 (réngé fēnliè) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Chinese Mandarin: 分離性身份識別障礙 /分离性身份识别障碍 (fēnlíxìng shēnfèn shìbié zhàng'ài) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Czech: mnohočetná porucha osobnosti — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Czech: disociativní porucha identity — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Czech: rozpolcení osobnosti — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Danish: personlighedsspaltning — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Danish: dissociativ identitetsforstyrrelse — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Dutch: meervoudigepersoonlijkheidsstoornis — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Finnish: dissosiatiivinen identiteettihäiriö — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • French: trouble dissociatif de l'identité — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Georgian: იდენტობის დისოციაციური აშლილობა (idenṭobis disociaciuri ašliloba) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Georgian: პიროვნების გაორება (ṗirovnebis gaoreba) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • German: dissoziative Identitätsstörung — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Hungarian: disszociatív személyiségzavar — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Italian: disturbo dissociativo dell'identità — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Japanese: 解離性同一性障害 (kairisei dōitsusei shōgai) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Japanese: 多重人格 (tajū jinkaku) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Japanese: 二重人格 (nijū jinkaku) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Korean: 해리성 정체성 장애 (haeriseong jeongcheseong jang'ae) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Korean: 다중인격 (dajung'in'gyeok) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Korean: 이중인격 (ijung'in'gyeok) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Polish: dysocjacyjne zaburzenie osobowości — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Portuguese: transtorno dissociativo de identidade — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Russian: мно́жественная ли́чность (mnóžestvennaja líčnostʹ) — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Spanish: trastorno de identidad disociativo — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Turkish: çoklu kişilik bozukluğu — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Turkish: dissosiyatif kişilik bozukluğu — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Vietnamese: rối loạn đa nhân cách — mental disorder characterized by personality states
  • Vietnamese: rối loạn nhân dạng phân ly — mental disorder characterized by personality states