psychopathic personality

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(Psychiatry) Psychiatry an antisocial personality characterized by the failure to develop any sense of moral responsibility and the capability of performing violent or antisocial acts

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psychopathic personality - a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)

antisocial personality disorder, sociopathic personality

personality disorder - inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior

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