galeanthropy
/ɡæliˈænθɹəpi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The mental condition of thinking that one has become a cat, which is usually manifested in the adoption of feline mannerisms and habits.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- ""That is the most interesting delusion I've come across since reading up on galeanthropy," said Sophie. […] / "What's galeanthropy?" I asked. / Sophie said, "It's the delusion that you've been turned into a cat.""
- "Meanwhile his frau made loud mewling and scratching noises in the hallway beyond, deep in the throes of advanced galeanthropy."
- "One of the finest novels for children ever written, in my opinion, is Paul Gallico's The Abandoned, in which a young boy named Peter, struck by a van while running across the street to pet a cat, falls into a coma and experiences galeanthropy."
- "You got through to him?! He [Jack Kevorkian] won't return my calls anymore and his secretary just keeps repeating "No, we don't think suffering from galeanthropy makes one a valid candidate for the doctor's consideration.""
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γαλῆ (galê), a contracted form of γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “humanity”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: γαλῆ
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡæliˈænθɹəpi/
- British English: /ɡæliˈænθɹəpi/