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Jekyll and Hyde

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Je·kyll and Hyde  (jkl, jkl; hd)
n. Informal
One who has a dual personality that alternates between phases of good and evil behavior.
[After The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.]
Jekyll and Hyde [ˈdʒɛkəl haɪd]
n
(Psychology)
a.  a person with two distinct personalities, one good, the other evil
b.  (as modifier) a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality
[after the principal character of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886)]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Jekyll and Hyde - someone with two personalities - one good and one evil
unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
Translations
Jekyll and Hyde
n a Jekyll and Hyde (character) → eine Art Jekyll und Hyde


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