psychopathic
nounEtymology From psycho- + -pathic.
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Dated A psychopath.
psychopathic
adjCA, US /ˌsaɪkoʊˈpæθɪk/
Etymology From psycho- + -pathic.
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Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.
- A psychopathic killer is on the loose.
- [T]he psychopathic temperament, whatever be the intellect with which it finds itself paired, often brings with it ardor and excitability of character.1902, William James, “Lecture I”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:
- Derived terms
- nonpsychopathic, pseudopsychopathic, psychopathically, unpsychopathic
- Hypernyms
- psychopathologic, psychopathological