Complete Definition of "psychopathy"

English

Etymology
From Gr. ���ή psyche "soul" + �άθο� pathos "suffering".

Pronunciation
(US) IPA|/�saɪko��pæθi/

Noun
en-noun|psychopath|ies

  1. A personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, exploitiveness, heedlessness, arrogance, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, and lack of empathy and remorse. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

Derived terms
psychopath
psychopathic

Related terms
psycho
psychopathology
psychosis
sociopathy

Translations

French: psychopathie f
German: Psychopathie
Greek: ���ο�άθεια (psikhopathia) f
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