psychopathy
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psychopathy
- /saɪˈkɒpəθi/ UK
- /saɪˈkɑpəθi/ US, dialectal
- /saɪˈkɒpəθi/ Canada, dialectal
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From psycho- + -pathy.
noun psychopathies
- 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.
- A mental illness; insanity. It is true that insanity may originate in the mind, as well as in the body, but diseased action must take place in the brain, otherwise we have not, as has been well observed, “a true psychopathy.”
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noun personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward pr
| Español | psicopatía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정신병 jeongsinbyeong |
| 日本語 | 精神病質 seishin byōshitsu |
| 中文 | 心理病態 /心理病态 xīnlǐ bìngtài |
| हिन्दी | मनोविकृति manovikŕti |
| Português | psicopatia |
| Français | psychopathie |
| Deutsch | Psychopathie |
| Italiano | psicopatia |
| Ελληνικά | ψυχοπάθεια psychopátheia |
| Română | psihopatie |
| Русский | психопа́тия psixopátija, психопати́я psixopatíja |
| Tiếng Việt | bệnh nhân cách |
| עברית | פְּסִיכוֹפַּתְיָה psikhopátya |
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@misc{psychopathy_2026,
title = {psychopathy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/psychopathy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
