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headmate

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɛdmeɪt

Definitions

One of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity.

Examples

“The first one of the headmates (our word for alter) I was aware of was a boy named Josh.”
“With co-fronting, typically only one headmate at a time functions as the ‘main fronter’ who does the majority of physical driving of the body, […]”
“Each headmate has their own⟳ experiences, memories, emotions and requirements, thus should be spoken to and referred to in their own⟳ preferred way.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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