split personality
noun
1
a
: schizophrenia
—not used technically
b
: multiple personality disorder
—not used technically
2
: a dual nature or character
a city with a split personality
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Without official data to guide them, investors have adopted a split personality approach: risk-on and risk-off at the same time.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Comparably, Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho develops a split personality of his mother and commits murder while dressed as her.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The noise adds to the drama, as much psychological as physical, in a way no other road car can match, making for a dangerously charismatic split personality worth every one of its seven figures.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, her split personality begins popping up as a serial killer picks off her friends.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Comparably, Norman Bates in the 1960 film Psycho develops a split personality of his mother and commits murder while dressed as her.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The noise adds to the drama, as much psychological as physical, in a way no other road car can match, making for a dangerously charismatic split personality worth every one of its seven figures.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, her split personality begins popping up as a serial killer picks off her friends.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Split personality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20personality. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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