Definition of psychopath in English:

psychopath

noun ˈsʌɪkəpaθˈsaɪkəˌpæθ

1A person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behaviour.
Example sentencesExamples
- Cult leaders are usually psychopaths with a desire for power and often take ideas from politics, religion and psychology to fulfill their purpose, he said.
- Studying the statements of violent criminal psychopaths sheds light on their striking and specific vulnerability and emotional pain.
- Will it some day be possible to genetically engineer violent psychopaths?
- Nigel Eastman believes that even if neuroscientists could prove that psychopaths had abnormal brains, they'd still be left with the inconvenient fact that nobody seems to know quite what a psychopath is in the first place.
- The majority of offenders with an APD diagnosis on file were in fact psychopaths, once more highlighting the asymmetric association between these two disorders.
- One study found a greater proportion of psychopaths in sex offenders who had assaulted and/or unlawfully confined female prison staff members than in a sample of the general sex offender population.
- Though diagnosed as a psychopath and then as suffering from hysterical amnesia - which he later said he faked - no one ever considered Hess clinically insane.
- For a long time we wanted to believe that here we were dealing with abnormal monsters, psychopaths, or mentally defective, even psychotic individuals.
- They told him that a violent psychopath had escaped from the local mental institution.
- Stuart Kinner is interested in an evolutionary model of psychopathy, a sort of disturbing explanation that says psychopaths exist because they're well-adapted to our society.
- Stuart Kinner analyzes psychopaths, a mere one percent of the population who account for more than half of serious crimes.
- Some psychopaths are aggressive and commit violent crimes, other psychopaths are non-aggressive. Many other persistent criminals are said to have personality defects.
Synonyms
madman/madwoman, mad person, deranged person, maniac, lunatic, psychotic, sociopath
informal loony, fruitcake, nutcase, nut, nutter, nutjob, cuckoo, psycho, schizo, head case, headbanger, sicko, crank, crackpot
Scottish informal radge
North American informal screwball, crazy, kook, meshuggener, nutso
US informal wing nut
1. 1.1informal An unstable and aggressive person.
  playground psychopaths will gather around a fight to encourage the combatants
  Example sentencesExamples
  Canadian documentary The Corporation, which depicts large companies as greedy, manipulative, deceitful psychopaths, is currently enjoying box-office success.
  Morrison finds herself the hostage of a violent psychopath, trapped in a siege that cannot end without bloodshed.
  The people have a government of crooks, cronies, liars, thugs and psychopaths who offer no leadership or positive vision and so lead their people to a life of squalor and desperation.
  She has a boyfriend, who is not an aggressive psychopath like the stalker, but gentle and decent.
  History is littered with despots and psychopaths, murderous dullards, evil geniuses, deadly incompetents, calamitous brutes of all descriptions.
  His book is populated with scoundrels, megalomaniacs, psychopaths, manipulators and sadists - people he happens to find interesting.

Definition of psychopath in US English:

psychopath

nounˈsīkəˌpaTHˈsaɪkəˌpæθ

1A person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior.
Example sentencesExamples
- Though diagnosed as a psychopath and then as suffering from hysterical amnesia - which he later said he faked - no one ever considered Hess clinically insane.
- They told him that a violent psychopath had escaped from the local mental institution.
- Nigel Eastman believes that even if neuroscientists could prove that psychopaths had abnormal brains, they'd still be left with the inconvenient fact that nobody seems to know quite what a psychopath is in the first place.
- One study found a greater proportion of psychopaths in sex offenders who had assaulted and/or unlawfully confined female prison staff members than in a sample of the general sex offender population.
- Studying the statements of violent criminal psychopaths sheds light on their striking and specific vulnerability and emotional pain.
- Stuart Kinner analyzes psychopaths, a mere one percent of the population who account for more than half of serious crimes.
- Will it some day be possible to genetically engineer violent psychopaths?
- Stuart Kinner is interested in an evolutionary model of psychopathy, a sort of disturbing explanation that says psychopaths exist because they're well-adapted to our society.
- The majority of offenders with an APD diagnosis on file were in fact psychopaths, once more highlighting the asymmetric association between these two disorders.
- Cult leaders are usually psychopaths with a desire for power and often take ideas from politics, religion and psychology to fulfill their purpose, he said.
- For a long time we wanted to believe that here we were dealing with abnormal monsters, psychopaths, or mentally defective, even psychotic individuals.
- Some psychopaths are aggressive and commit violent crimes, other psychopaths are non-aggressive. Many other persistent criminals are said to have personality defects.
Synonyms
madman, madwoman, mad person, deranged person, maniac, lunatic, psychotic, sociopath
1. 1.1informal An unstable and aggressive person.
  schoolyard psychopaths will gather around a fight to encourage the combatants
  Example sentencesExamples
  History is littered with despots and psychopaths, murderous dullards, evil geniuses, deadly incompetents, calamitous brutes of all descriptions.
  Morrison finds herself the hostage of a violent psychopath, trapped in a siege that cannot end without bloodshed.
  Canadian documentary The Corporation, which depicts large companies as greedy, manipulative, deceitful psychopaths, is currently enjoying box-office success.
  The people have a government of crooks, cronies, liars, thugs and psychopaths who offer no leadership or positive vision and so lead their people to a life of squalor and desperation.
  His book is populated with scoundrels, megalomaniacs, psychopaths, manipulators and sadists - people he happens to find interesting.
  She has a boyfriend, who is not an aggressive psychopath like the stalker, but gentle and decent.

单词	psychopath
释义	Definition of psychopath in English: psychopath noun ˈsʌɪkəpaθˈsaɪkəˌpæθ 1A person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behaviour. Example sentencesExamples Cult leaders are usually psychopaths with a desire for power and often take ideas from politics, religion and psychology to fulfill their purpose, he said. Studying the statements of violent criminal psychopaths sheds light on their striking and specific vulnerability and emotional pain. Will it some day be possible to genetically engineer violent psychopaths? Nigel Eastman believes that even if neuroscientists could prove that psychopaths had abnormal brains, they'd still be left with the inconvenient fact that nobody seems to know quite what a psychopath is in the first place. The majority of offenders with an APD diagnosis on file were in fact psychopaths, once more highlighting the asymmetric association between these two disorders. One study found a greater proportion of psychopaths in sex offenders who had assaulted and/or unlawfully confined female prison staff members than in a sample of the general sex offender population. Though diagnosed as a psychopath and then as suffering from hysterical amnesia - which he later said he faked - no one ever considered Hess clinically insane. For a long time we wanted to believe that here we were dealing with abnormal monsters, psychopaths, or mentally defective, even psychotic individuals. They told him that a violent psychopath had escaped from the local mental institution. Stuart Kinner is interested in an evolutionary model of psychopathy, a sort of disturbing explanation that says psychopaths exist because they're well-adapted to our society. Stuart Kinner analyzes psychopaths, a mere one percent of the population who account for more than half of serious crimes. Some psychopaths are aggressive and commit violent crimes, other psychopaths are non-aggressive. Many other persistent criminals are said to have personality defects. Synonyms madman/madwoman, mad person, deranged person, maniac, lunatic, psychotic, sociopath informal loony, fruitcake, nutcase, nut, nutter, nutjob, cuckoo, psycho, schizo, head case, headbanger, sicko, crank, crackpot Scottish informal radge North American informal screwball, crazy, kook, meshuggener, nutso US informal wing nut 1.1informal An unstable and aggressive person. playground psychopaths will gather around a fight to encourage the combatants Example sentencesExamples Canadian documentary The Corporation, which depicts large companies as greedy, manipulative, deceitful psychopaths, is currently enjoying box-office success. Morrison finds herself the hostage of a violent psychopath, trapped in a siege that cannot end without bloodshed. The people have a government of crooks, cronies, liars, thugs and psychopaths who offer no leadership or positive vision and so lead their people to a life of squalor and desperation. She has a boyfriend, who is not an aggressive psychopath like the stalker, but gentle and decent. History is littered with despots and psychopaths, murderous dullards, evil geniuses, deadly incompetents, calamitous brutes of all descriptions. His book is populated with scoundrels, megalomaniacs, psychopaths, manipulators and sadists - people he happens to find interesting. Definition of psychopath in US English: psychopath nounˈsīkəˌpaTHˈsaɪkəˌpæθ 1A person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. Example sentencesExamples Though diagnosed as a psychopath and then as suffering from hysterical amnesia - which he later said he faked - no one ever considered Hess clinically insane. They told him that a violent psychopath had escaped from the local mental institution. Nigel Eastman believes that even if neuroscientists could prove that psychopaths had abnormal brains, they'd still be left with the inconvenient fact that nobody seems to know quite what a psychopath is in the first place. One study found a greater proportion of psychopaths in sex offenders who had assaulted and/or unlawfully confined female prison staff members than in a sample of the general sex offender population. Studying the statements of violent criminal psychopaths sheds light on their striking and specific vulnerability and emotional pain. Stuart Kinner analyzes psychopaths, a mere one percent of the population who account for more than half of serious crimes. Will it some day be possible to genetically engineer violent psychopaths? Stuart Kinner is interested in an evolutionary model of psychopathy, a sort of disturbing explanation that says psychopaths exist because they're well-adapted to our society. The majority of offenders with an APD diagnosis on file were in fact psychopaths, once more highlighting the asymmetric association between these two disorders. Cult leaders are usually psychopaths with a desire for power and often take ideas from politics, religion and psychology to fulfill their purpose, he said. For a long time we wanted to believe that here we were dealing with abnormal monsters, psychopaths, or mentally defective, even psychotic individuals. Some psychopaths are aggressive and commit violent crimes, other psychopaths are non-aggressive. Many other persistent criminals are said to have personality defects. Synonyms madman, madwoman, mad person, deranged person, maniac, lunatic, psychotic, sociopath 1.1informal An unstable and aggressive person. schoolyard psychopaths will gather around a fight to encourage the combatants Example sentencesExamples History is littered with despots and psychopaths, murderous dullards, evil geniuses, deadly incompetents, calamitous brutes of all descriptions. Morrison finds herself the hostage of a violent psychopath, trapped in a siege that cannot end without bloodshed. Canadian documentary The Corporation, which depicts large companies as greedy, manipulative, deceitful psychopaths, is currently enjoying box-office success. The people have a government of crooks, cronies, liars, thugs and psychopaths who offer no leadership or positive vision and so lead their people to a life of squalor and desperation. His book is populated with scoundrels, megalomaniacs, psychopaths, manipulators and sadists - people he happens to find interesting. She has a boyfriend, who is not an aggressive psychopath like the stalker, but gentle and decent.
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