psychopathy
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psy·chop·a·thy
(sī-kŏp′ə-thē)n.
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)n
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]
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psychopathy
a disorder of the mind. — psychopathic, adj.
See also: Disease and Illnessa mental disorder. — psychopath, n. — psychopathic, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" megalomania - a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur insanity - relatively permanent disorder of the mind psychosis - any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted |
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psychopathy
nounSerious 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.
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