psychopathy
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A mental illness; insanity.
Synonyms
mental disease
metaphrenia
psychopathia
psychopathic personality
morbid personality
Translations
ψυχοπάθεια
psychopathie
psicopatía
Psychopathie
psicopatia
malattia mentale
Psicopatia
psikopatiPronounced as (IPA)
/saɪˈkɑpəθi/
Etymology
From psycho- + -pathy.
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