psy·chop·a·thy

(sī-kŏp′ə-thē)

1. A personality disorder characterized by deceitfulness, manipulation, grandiosity, lack of empathy or guilt, and often aggressive or violent behavior. It is sometimes considered a subset of antisocial personality disorder.

2. Mental illness. No longer in clinical use.

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psychopathy

(saɪˈkɒpəθɪ)

1. (Psychiatry) another name for psychopathic personality

2. (Psychiatry) any mental disorder or disease

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psy•chop•a•thy

(saɪˈkɒp ə θi)

n., pl. -thies.

1. a character or personality disorder distinguished by chronic amoral or antisocial behavior without feelings of remorse.

2. any mental disease.

[1840–50]

psychopathy

a disorder of the mind. — psychopathic, adj.

psychopathy

noun

Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely:

brainsickness, craziness, dementia, derangement, disturbance, insaneness, insanity, lunacy, madness, mental illness, unbalance.

Psychiatry: mania.

Psychology: aberration, alienation.

Translations

psychopathy

n (= Med) → Psychopathie f, → Geisteskrankheit f → /-störung f

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