Persona — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɜːsˈoʊnə/

🇬🇧British English

/pɜːsˈəʊnə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɜːsˈəʊnə/

3 syllables Say it as /pɜːsˈoʊnə/.

Examples

she played the part of Desdemona
a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

role theatrical role part image character

Parts of Speech

noun	an actor's portrayal of someone in a play “she played the part of Desdemona”
noun	(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world “a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty”

Word Forms

impersonate	verb	assume or act the character of
personify	verb	represent, as of a character on stage

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

personnage

représentation par un acteur de quelqu'un dans une pièce de théâtre

🇵🇹Portuguese

personalidade

a representação de alguém em uma peça por um ator

🇷🇺Russian

личность

актерский образ кого-либо в пьесе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यक्तित्व

किसी नाटक में किसी अभिनेता का चित्रण

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যক্তিত্ব

একটি নাটকে একজন অভিনেতার চরিত্রে কেউ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆளுமை

ஒரு நாடகத்தில் ஒரு நடிகரின் சித்தரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యక్తిత్వం

ఒక నాటకంలో ఒకరి నటుడి పాత్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यक्तिमत्व

नाटकातील एखाद्या अभिनेत्याचे चित्रण

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યક્તિત્વ

નાટકમાં કોઈનું અભિનેતાનું ચિત્રણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ

ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ನಟನ ಚಿತ್ರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യക്തിത്വം

ഒരു നാടകത്തിലെ ഒരാളുടെ നടൻ്റെ ചിത്രീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਨਾਟਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਅਭਿਨੇਤਾ ਦਾ ਚਿੱਤਰਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

شخصیت

ڈرامے میں کسی اداکار کی تصویر کشی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

人格面具

演员在戏剧中对某人的描绘

🇯🇵Japanese

ペルソナ

演劇の中で俳優が誰かを演じること

🇰🇷Korean

페르소나

배우가 연극 속 누군가를 묘사하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính cách

vai diễn của một diễn viên về một ai đó trong một vở kịch

🇹🇭Thai

บุคลิก

การแสดงภาพของใครบางคนในละครของนักแสดง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kepribadian

penggambaran aktor tentang seseorang dalam sebuah drama

🇵🇭Filipino

katauhan

paglalarawan ng isang aktor sa isang tao sa isang dula

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شخصية

تصوير الممثل لشخص ما في مسرحية

🇮🇷Persian

شخصیت

تصویر یک بازیگر از شخصی در یک نمایشنامه

🇹🇷Turkish

kişilik

bir oyuncunun bir oyundaki birini canlandırması

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִישִׁיוּת

דמות של שחקן של מישהו בהצגה

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