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Zoanthropy (Noun)

Meaning

The delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

  • He exhibited classic symptoms of zoanthropy, claiming he was a wolf and repeatedly trying to chase his neighbors' dogs.
  • Her descent into madness was swift, as she developed zoanthropy and would crawl on all fours, insisting she was a tiger.
  • Zoanthropy plagued the village elder, who thought he had transformed into a bear and would not enter the village during daylight hours.
  • The young girl suffered from zoanthropy and would mew and paw at the curtains, believing she was a housecat.
  • The asylum patient's zoanthropy was so severe that he would spend hours howling like a fox, terrified that hunters were coming for him.

Hypernyms

  • Psychotic Belief
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