The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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There is no treatment available for psychopathy, as "psychopaths often believe that there's nothing wrong with them".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He was responding to an incident disclosed in recent days that shows why we probably shouldn’t make artificial psychopaths without at least thinking it through a bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Earlier research had suggested that the striatum may be unusually active in psychopaths, but it was less clear whether the size of this brain region was also involved.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
Historically, we have pathologized people who lack such impulses; they are known as psychopaths, and their qualities have been deemed incompatible with a functioning society.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2026
Mental note: There are now two confirmed psychopaths in our party of five.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
