overidentify
/ˌoʊvərˌaɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ/
verb
- To feel too strongly that you are similar to or connected with someone or something, often losing perspective.
- He tends to overidentify with characters in books and feels their pain deeply.
- It's easy to overidentify with a sports team and take losses too personally.
- Teachers should not overidentify with any single student in the class.
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