Jekyll and Hyde

noun

Je·kyll and Hyde ˈje-kəl-ən-ˈhīd

also ˈjē-,

or ˈjā-

: one having a two-sided personality one side of which is good and the other evil

Examples of Jekyll and Hyde in a Sentence

He's a real Jekyll and Hyde who can become violent without warning. his Jekyll and Hyde tendencies

Recent Examples on the Web Along with chucking in a bit of aid on the side, this sickening duplicity, hypocrisy and deliberate moral fraudulence surely makes America, at the very least, the world’s number one Jekyll and Hyde nation, with Britain, as usual, bringing up the rear. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024 As the sun and Uranus clash, someone’s Jekyll and Hyde act is shocking! —

USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024 The Elon Musk that Isaacson presents to us is a Jekyll and Hyde character who veers between engaging visionary and bullying authoritarian with a penchant for fart jokes. —

WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023 Skubal has been a little bit of a Jekyll and Hyde so far this season, with some blowup innings ruining some of his efforts. —

Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for Jekyll and Hyde

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'Jekyll and Hyde.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

Etymology

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, representing the two-sided personality of the protagonist in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by R. L. Stevenson

First Known Use

circa 1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of Jekyll and Hyde was circa 1922

See more words from the same year

Cite this Entry

Style

“Jekyll and Hyde.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jekyll%20and%20Hyde. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Copy Citation