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单词 psychopath
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psychopath

[ sahy-kuh-path ]
/ ˈsaɪ kəˌpæθ /
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noun

a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.

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Origin of psychopath

First recorded in 1880–85; psycho- + -path

Words nearby psychopath

psychomotor epilepsy, psychomotor retardation, psychoneuroimmunology, psychoneurosis, psychoneurotic, psychopath, psychopathic, psychopathic disorder, psychopathic personality, psychopathology, psychopathy
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British Dictionary definitions for psychopath

psychopath
/ (ˈsaɪkəʊˌpæθ) /

noun

a person afflicted with a personality disorder characterized by a tendency to commit antisocial and sometimes violent acts and a failure to feel guilt for such actsAlso called: sociopath

Derived forms of psychopath

psychopathic, adjectivepsychopathically, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for psychopath

psychopath
[ (seye-kuh-path) ]

A mentally unbalanced person who is inclined toward antisocial and criminal behavior. (Compare sociopath.)

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for psychopath

psychopath
[ sīkə-păth′ ]

n.

A person with an antisocial personality disorder, especially one manifested in perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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