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cynanthropy

cynanthropy noun: a delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.

Noun

cynanthropy (uncountable)

  1. A delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
  2. A shape-shifting ability between human and canine forms.

cynanthropy meaning in Tamil and Malay

cynanthropy in Tamil

இல்உணர்வு, நாயென்ற எண்ணம், நாய் போல் நடத்தை

cynanthropy in Malay

delusion where one believes they are a dog
kinantropi

Forms of cynanthropy

alternative formkynanthropy

Origin of cynanthropy

Coined based on Ancient Greek κύων (kúōn, “dog”) and ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man; human”).

Questions about cynanthropy

What does cynanthropy mean?
Cynanthropy means a delusion in which a person believes he or she is transformed into a dog.
What is cynanthropy in Tamil?
Cynanthropy in Tamil is இல்உணர்வு, நாயென்ற எண்ணம், நாய் போல் நடத்தை. See Cynanthropy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cynanthropy?
Cynanthropy is a noun.

Words near cynanthropy in the dictionary

  1. cynanche
  2. cynanches
  3. cynanchoside
  4. cynanformoside
  5. cynanthrope
  6. cynanthropy
  7. cynanversicoside
  8. cynapanoside
  9. cynaphylloside
  10. cynapin
  11. cynapine

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cynanthropy (page history and authors); cynanthropy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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