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psy⋅cho⋅path

  [sahy-kuh-path]
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–noun
a psychopathic person.
Origin:
1880–85; psycho- + -path
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psy·cho·path   (sī'kə-pāth')   
n.  A person with an antisocial personality disorder, manifested in aggressive, perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior without empathy or remorse.

[Back-formation from psychopathic.]
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psychopath [(seye-kuh-path)]

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

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Main Entry: psy·cho·path
Pronunciation: 'sI-k&-"path
Function: noun
: a mentally ill or unstable individual; especially : one having an antisocial personality
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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psychopath psy·cho·path (sī'kə-pāth')
n.
A person with an antisocial personality disorder, especially one manifested in perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior.

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