impostor's
Belonging to deceiver
Impostor's is the possessive form of impostor—someone who deceives by pretending to be another person or by claiming false credentials.
The possessive marks ownership or association: The impostor's disguise fooled everyone, an impostor's confidence.
The phrase impostor's syndrome (more commonly impostor syndrome) describes the feeling of being a fraud despite evidence of competence.
Identity-concealing alteration
- maskFace-worn concealment
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
ruse · trickery · assumed name · cover story · deception · subterfuge · masquerade · double life
Linked symptoms forming pattern
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
unworthiness · perfectionism · overachievement · attribution · shame · incompetence · phoniness · achievement
Of a covert agent
- mole'sPossessive of soil dweller
- intruder'sBelonging to unauthorized entrant
- plant'sOf or belonging to flora
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
breach · access · credentials · clearance · penetration · embedded · covert · inside job
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
charade · ruse · trickery · assumed name · cover story · deception · subterfuge · masquerade · double life · alias
syndrome
Linked symptoms forming pattern
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
inadequacy · unworthiness · perfectionism · overachievement · attribution · shame · incompetence · phoniness · achievement · doubt
spy's
Of a covert agent
- mole'sPossessive of soil dweller
- intruder'sBelonging to unauthorized entrant
- plant'sOf or belonging to flora
undercover · breach · access · credentials · clearance · penetration · embedded · covert · inside job · betrayal