psychopath
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psychopath
- /ˈsaɪkəʊpæθ/ UK
- /ˈsaɪkəpæθ/ UK
- /ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθ/ Canada, US
- [ˈsɐɪkoʊˌpæθ] Canada, US
- /ˈsaɪkəˌpæθ/ Canada, US
- [ˈsɐɪkəˌpæθ] Canada, US
Where it comes from
From German psychopathisch, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).
noun psychopaths
- A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.
- A person with no moral conscience. Now the real difference between now and then was that Trump wasn't looking to do much of anything positive for the American people as a whole. He mainly enriched himself and his family and gave rich people another tax cut. I think as far as Republicans being psychopaths I would say yes but it's prob
- A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts.
- A person diagnosed with antisocial or dissocial personality disorder.
- A person diagnosed with any mental disorder.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sociopath, psychopathic, psychotic, maniac, psycho, madman, lunatic, deranged, crazy, crazed, insane, whack, stalker, sociopathic, psychoticism, dark triad
Translations
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noun person with a personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy
| Español | psicópata |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사이코패스 saikopaeseu, 정신병질자 jeongsinbyeongjilja |
| 日本語 | サイコパス saikopasu, 精神病質者 seishinbyōshitsusha, 人格障害者 jinkakushōgaisha |
| 中文 | 精神病人 jīngshén bìngrén, 精神變態者 /精神变态者 jīngshén biàntàizhě, 精神病患者 jīngshénbìng huànzhě, 變態者 /变态者 biàntàizhě |
| हिन्दी | मनोरोगी manorogī |
| Português | psicopata |
| Français | psychopathe |
| Deutsch | Psychopath, Psychopathin |
| Italiano | psicopatico, psicopatica |
| Ελληνικά | ψυχοπαθής psychopathís |
| Română | psihopat, psihopată |
| Русский | психопа́т psixopát, психопа́тка psixopátka, псих psix |
| עברית | פְּסִיכוֹפָּת psikhopát |
noun person who has no moral conscience
| Deutsch | Psychopath, Psychopatin |
|---|---|
| Italiano | psicopatico, psicopatica |
| Ελληνικά | ψυχοπαθής psychopathís |
| Русский | психопа́т psixopát, психопа́тка psixopátka |
noun popularly: a person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts
| Español | psicópata |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Psychopath, Psychopatin |
| Italiano | psicopatico, psicopatica |
| Ελληνικά | ψυχοπαθής psychopathís |
| Русский | психопа́т psixopát, психопа́тка psixopátka |
noun person diagnosed with antisocial or dissocial personality disorder
| 한국어 | 사이코패스 saikopaeseu, 정신병질자 jeongsinbyeongjilja |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | サイコパス saikopasu, 精神病質者 seishinbyōshitsusha, 人格障害者 jinkakushōgaisha |
| Français | psychopathe |
| Deutsch | Psychopath, Psychopatin |
| Italiano | psicopatico, psicopatica |
| Ελληνικά | ψυχοπαθής psychopathís |
| Română | psihopat, psihopată |
| Русский | психопа́т psixopát, психопа́тка psixopátka, псих psix |
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