psychopathic

English

Etymology

From psycho- + -pathic.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθɪk/, /ˈsaɪkəˈpæθɪk/

Adjective

psychopathic (comparative more psychopathic, superlative most psychopathic)

  1. Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.
    A psychopathic killer is on the loose.
    • 1902, William James, “Lecture I”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience [] , London: Longmans, Green & Co.:
      [T]he psychopathic temperament, whatever be the intellect with which it finds itself paired, often brings with it ardor and excitability of character.

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Translations

Noun

psychopathic (plural psychopathics)

  1. (dated) A psychopath.
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