Advertisement

Advertisement

Capgras syndrome

[ kap-grah sin-drohm, -druhm ]

noun

, Psychiatry, Neurology.
  1. a delusional condition characterized by the belief that an impostor identical in appearance has replaced one’s spouse, or one or more of one’s family members or friends.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Capgras syndrome1

First recorded in 1970–75; named after Joseph Capgras (1873–1950), French psychiatrist who first described the disorder with Jean Reboul-Lachaux (1923)

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement