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# impersonation

noun (an impersonation, impersonations; also uncountable)

«impersonation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A funny copy of someone's voice, way of speaking or actions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impersonation/#m1)
2. Pretending to be someone else to trick people, which can be a crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impersonation/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impersonation/#x1)
- The class laughed at his impersonation of a pirate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impersonation/#x2)
- The fake email was an impersonation of a real company. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impersonation/#x3)
- Impersonation of a police officer is a crime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impersonation/#x4)
- The comedian's impersonations of famous singers were amazing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impersonation/#x5)
- We learned how to spot impersonation in online messages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impersonation/#x6)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impersonation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impersonation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impersonation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impersonation.html) on Mova free.