- the act of pretending to be someone else, with intent to mislead or deceive: The argument for requiring voter IDs is that states must guard against impersonation and other flagrant voter fraud.
- the act of mimicking the voice, mannerisms, etc., of another person, usually someone well-known and especially in order to entertain: As a youth worker he found he could make teenagers laugh by doing impersonations of movie stars.
- the act of playing the part of a character in a play: In the one-woman play, her impersonations of minor characters don't ring with authenticity, and her body movements are a bit severe.
