psychopathic

[sahy-kuh-path-ik]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.

Other Word Forms

• nonpsychopathic adjective
• unpsychopathic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychopathic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; psychopath(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

And if you grow up to be a psychopathic baby snatcher, the fault is probably your mom’s.

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Benkired was examined by psychiatric experts and found to have "psychopathic" traits but otherwise sane.

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"At times she is quite psychopathic. I loved the thrill of playing her and being told to push it further and further."

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One of those flashback chapters, “The Cradle of Civilization,” unravels the ironic, ravaging narcissistic, perhaps psychopathic implications of the title.

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In another episode, Anton’s compulsive friendliness gets him mixed up with a psychopathic “stabber,” leading to funny scenes in a police station and a gun shop and some horror-movie excitement.

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