impersonation
/ɪmˌpəːsəˈneɪʃn
/ /ɪmˌpəːsnˈeɪʃn/noun
An act of pretending to be another person for the purpose of entertainment or fraud: he did an impersonation of Fred Astaire [mass noun]: he was tried on charges of impersonation and forgery...
- Each of these contained violence so stylised and impressive that impersonations of their impact have never ceased, and still Scorsese was assured and individual enough to make a film very much his own.
- I still don't get impressions or impersonations.
- But all I did was make my impersonation of Bruno more caricatured - put the onus on her to work this out.
Synonyms
impression, imitation;
parody, caricature, mockery, burlesque, travesty, lampoon, pastiche
informal take-off, send-up, spoof
rare personation