identity
♦ iden|tity /aɪd'entɪti/ (identities)
1 [N-COUNT] with poss
Your identity is who you are.
Abu is not his real name, but it's one he uses to disguise his identity...
2 [N-VAR] usu with supp, oft with poss, adj N
The identity of a person or place is the characteristics they have that distinguish them from others.
I wanted a sense of my own identity.iden|tity card (identity cards)
[N-COUNT]
An identity card is a card with a person's name, photograph, date of birth, and other information on it. In some countries, people are required to carry identity cards in order to prove who they are.iden|tity pa|rade (identity parades)
[N-COUNT]
At an identity parade, a witness to a crime tries to identify the criminal from among a line of people. (BRIT; in AM, usually use line-up)iden|tity theft
[N-UNCOUNT]
Identity theft is the crime of getting personal information about another person without their knowledge, for example in order to gain access to their bank account.
Protecting yourself from identity theft is a matter of treating all your personal and financial documents as top secret information.mis|tak|en iden|tity
[N-UNCOUNT]
When someone incorrectly thinks that they have found or recognized a particular person, you refer to this as a case of mistaken identity.
The dead men could have been the victims of mistaken identity. Their attackers may have wrongly believed them to be soldiers.
1 [N-COUNT] with poss
Your identity is who you are.
Abu is not his real name, but it's one he uses to disguise his identity...
2 [N-VAR] usu with supp, oft with poss, adj N
The identity of a person or place is the characteristics they have that distinguish them from others.
I wanted a sense of my own identity.iden|tity card (identity cards)
[N-COUNT]
An identity card is a card with a person's name, photograph, date of birth, and other information on it. In some countries, people are required to carry identity cards in order to prove who they are.iden|tity pa|rade (identity parades)
[N-COUNT]
At an identity parade, a witness to a crime tries to identify the criminal from among a line of people. (BRIT; in AM, usually use line-up)iden|tity theft
[N-UNCOUNT]
Identity theft is the crime of getting personal information about another person without their knowledge, for example in order to gain access to their bank account.
Protecting yourself from identity theft is a matter of treating all your personal and financial documents as top secret information.mis|tak|en iden|tity
[N-UNCOUNT]
When someone incorrectly thinks that they have found or recognized a particular person, you refer to this as a case of mistaken identity.
The dead men could have been the victims of mistaken identity. Their attackers may have wrongly believed them to be soldiers.