psychopathy

[ sahy-kop-uh-thee ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

, plural psy·chop·a·thies.

1. a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
2. any mental disease.

psychopathy

/ saɪˈkɒpəθɪ /

noun

1. See psychopathic personality
   another name for psychopathic personality
2. any mental disorder or disease

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychopathy¹

First recorded in 1840–50; psycho- + -pathy

Example Sentences

He combines the shirtless self-love of Alex Rodriguez with the vicious psychopathy of Robert Mugabe.

From The Daily Beast

He intended The Collector to be a commentary on class, not psychopathy.

From The Daily Beast

Psychopathy, more or less, is the clinical term for sociopathy, and the two are often used interchangeably.

From The Daily Beast

One can almost envision a dark party game that involves ranking our favorite historical figures on a scale of psychopathy.

From The Daily Beast

Whether he saw anything or not belongs among the obscurer questions of psychopathy.

From Project Gutenberg

Others are founded in obsession that form the ancill of psychopathy.

From Project Gutenberg