neuropath
Britishnoun
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The neuropath is the individual with an inborn tendency to the neurosis.
From Applied Psychology for Nurses by Porter, Mary F.
Such terms as neuropath and kleptomaniac are often regarded as rather elegant names for contemptible excuses invented by medical men to cover up stealing.
From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
We have painted the black side, but, tactfully managed, a neuropath will merge in the kindest of husbands, the most constant of lovers.
From Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Briggs, Isaac George
In his book we find nothing of the fanatic who ordered the Irish massacres, nothing of the neuropath who lived in hourly dread of assassination.
From The Man Shakespeare by Harris, Frank
The neuropath, young or old, says what he "thinks" without thinking, that is he says what he feels, and acts hastily without weighing consequences.
From Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Briggs, Isaac George
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