psychopathy

[ sahy-kop-uh-thee ]
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noun,plural psy·chop·a·thies.Psychiatry.
  1. a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.

  2. any mental disease.

Origin of psychopathy

1
First recorded in 1840–50; psycho- + -pathy

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British Dictionary definitions for psychopathy

psychopathy

/ (saɪˈkɒpəθɪ) /


nounpsychiatry
  1. another name for psychopathic personality

  2. any mental disorder or disease

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