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psychopath
psy·cho·path P0636100 (sī′kə-păth′)n. A person who engages in psychopathic behavior or is affected by antisocial personality disorder. [Back-formation from psychopathic.]psychopath (ˈsaɪkəʊˌpæθ) n (Psychiatry) 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 acts. Also called: sociopath ˌpsychoˈpathic adj ˌpsychoˈpathically advpsy•cho•path (ˈsaɪ kəˌpæθ) n. a person having a character disorder distinguished by amoral or antisocial behavior without feelings of remorse; psychopathic person. [1880–85] psychopathAn unstable individual who is unable to adjust to society.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | psychopath - someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')sociopathmental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic - a person suffering from neurosis |
psychopathnoun madman, lunatic, maniac, psychotic, nutter (Brit. slang), basket case (slang), nutcase (slang), sociopath, headcase (informal), mental case (slang), headbanger (informal), insane person She was abducted by a dangerous psychopath.Translations
psychopath
psychopath 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 acts psychopath
psychopath [si´ko-path] old term for a person with an antisocial personality disorder.psy·cho·path (sī'kō-path), Former designation for someone with an antisocial type of personality disorder. See also: antisocial personality, sociopath. [psycho- + G. pathos, disease] psychopath (sī′kə-păth′)n. A person who engages in psychopathic behavior or is affected by antisocial personality disorder.psy·cho·path (sī'kō-path) Former designation for a person with an antisocial type of personality disorder. See also: antisocial personality disorder, sociopath[psycho- + G. pathos, disease]psychopath A person whose behaviour suggests indifference to the rights and feelings of others. A person in whom prior experience has induced an antisocial personality disorder.psychopath Related to psychopath: sociopathSynonyms for psychopathnoun madmanSynonyms- madman
- lunatic
- maniac
- psychotic
- nutter
- basket case
- nutcase
- sociopath
- headcase
- mental case
- headbanger
- insane person
Synonyms for psychopathnoun someone with a sociopathic personalitySynonymsRelated Words- mental case
- neurotic
- psychoneurotic
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