n.
Pronunciation: l ī - ' kan(t)-thr ə -p ē
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin lycanthropia, from Greek lykanthr ō pia, from lykanthr ō pos werewolf, from lykos wolf + anthr ō pos human being ― more at WOLF
Date: 1594
1 : a delusion that one has become a wolf
2 : the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic
– ly · can · throp · ic \ ˌ l ī -k ə n- ' thrä-pik \ adjective