alter ego

English

Etymology

From Latin, literally “other self”.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

alter ego (plural alter egos)

  1. Somebody's alternate personality or persona; another self.
    • 2012 May 1, Ben Child, “Mark Ruffalo gets green light to play Hulk in six-movie deal”, in the Guardian‎:
      Ruffalo's turn as Bruce Banner and his angry green alter-ego has been widely praised. Avengers Assemble (titled The Avengers outside the UK) is on course to be one of the year's biggest films and has received strong reviews.
  2. A very close and intimate friend.

Synonyms

  • alter idem

Derived terms

  • alter (“one identity of a person with dissociative identity disorder”, noun)

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See also

References

  1. ↑ The Routledge Dictionary of Latin Quotations by Jon R. Stone
  2. ↑ “alter ego” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌaɫtɛɾˈɛ.ɣu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌawteɾˈɛ.ɡu/
  • Hyphenation: a‧mor
  • Rhymes: -oɾ

Noun

alter ego m (plural alter egos)

  1. alter ego (alternate personality or persona)

Synonyms

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