psychopathic personality

British

noun

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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As with other permanent conditions, these aspects of his psychopathic personality will not change.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2023

In 1991, Duvall was civilly committed as a psychopathic personality and sent to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.

From Fox News • Sep. 20, 2018

It’s no insult to Howerton to say that Dennis’s character can mostly be conveyed by an inert, silent dummy; his strutting, preening, psychopathic personality comes through just by looking at the doll’s blank face.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 7, 2018

After four meetings with Evans, he said there was "absolutely no doubt in my mind that this man is a psychopathic personality".

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2017

Cochrane came in to dispute furiously with Holden whether it was better to have a psychopathic personality on the space-ship or to have a legal battle in the courts.

From Operation: Outer Space by Leinster, Murray

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