Meaning of overidentification | Babel Free

Definitions

A case of overidentifying with something.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Homosexuality is caused by over-identification with a parent of the opposite sex. This means that a male homosexual relates more to his mother, and the female homosexual relates to her father.”

“As a biographer myself, I know a little something about overidentification with one’s subject, but I wish Ardizzone had picked a more appealing quality to emulate.”

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