anthropomorphization
(-mɔːfaɪˈzeɪʃən)
[f. anthropomorphize v. + -ation.]
= anthropomorphism 1 b.
| 1880 W. James Coll. Ess. & Rev. (1920) 216 All such discussions rest on an anthropomorphization of outward force. 1963 Punch 2 Jan. 7/3 My..conviction..that anthropomorphisation, attributing to animals the characteristics of human beings, was a lot of rot. |