psychopathic

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθɪk/, /ˈsaɪkəˈpæθɪk/

Adjective

psychopathic

1. Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.

   A psychopathic killer is on the loose.

   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience Lecture I:

     [T]he psychopathic temperament, whatever be the intellect with which it finds itself paired, often brings with it ardor and excitability of character.

Translations

• French: psychopathique
• German: psychopatisch
• Italian: psicopatico, psicopatica
• Portuguese: psicopático
• Russian: психопати́ческий

Noun

psychopathic (plural psychopathics)

1. (dated) A psychopath.

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