psychomorphism

noun

psy·​cho·​mor·​phism

-ˈmȯrˌfizəm

plural -s

: the attribution of mental processes (as feeling and purpose) to animals or to inanimate objects

Word History

Etymology

psych- + -morphism (as in anthropomorphism)

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Rhymes for psychomorphism

• dimorphism
• anthropomorphism
• homeomorphism
• automorphism
• homomorphism
• isomorphism
• metamorphism
• dwarfism