transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)im-ˈpərs-nəl, -ˈpər-sə-nəl ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin impersonalis, from Latin in- + Late Latin personalis personal
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : denoting the verbal action of an unspecified agent and hence used with no expressed subject (as methinks ) or with a merely formal subject (as rained in it rained )
b. of a pronoun : indefinite
2.
a. : having no personal reference or connection
impersonal criticism
b. : not engaging the human personality or emotions
the machine as compared with the hand tool is an impersonal agency — John Dewey
c. : not existing as a person : not having human qualities or characteristics
• im·per·son·al·i·ty -ˌpər-sə-ˈna-lə-tē noun
• im·per·son·al·ly -ˈpərs-nə-lē, -ˈpər-sə-nə-lē adverb