Anthropopathy (Greek ανθρωπος, anthropos, "human", παθος, pathos, "suffering") is the attribution of human emotion to a non-human being, generally a god.
The term anthropomorphism refers to non-humans taking human shape, rather than emotion. This term may encompass both meanings in common usage,
Before I could tell her that the poster message was a complete lie, she and the kid were led away to their table.
Anthropopathy has such a nice ring to it, and I've been pumping up to use it, especially when you blame moccasins for being monsters.
I certainly wouldn't want to be in this woman's way if she were to meet a moccasin sunning itself along a hiking trail; or one that might drop into her boat while she was fishing; or realizing she is sharing a duck blind with more than she intended.
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