psychopathy

American  

[sahy-kop-uh-thee] / saɪˈkɒp ə θi /

noun

Psychiatry.

PLURAL

psychopathies

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.

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psychopathy British  

/ saɪˈkɒpəθɪ /

noun

1. another name for psychopathic personality

2. any mental disorder or disease

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Etymology

Origin of psychopathy

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

Example Sentences

There is also the 'Dark Triad': Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy.

From BBC

Alternately, Jay gets riled up when he talks about the situation and goes on a tangent about science and psychopathy.

From Salon

His desire to subvert our democracy is a reflection of the severity of his psychopathy.

From Salon

Further, a "strategy" that allows for a massive loss of life is permissible within Trump's psychopathy and, as a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence put it, Trump's "flat-out disregard for human life."

From Salon

Together with Machiavellianism and psychopathy, narcissism makes up one-third of the “Dark Triad,” personality patterns often linked to “a lack of niceness,” said W. Keith Campbell, a psychology professor at the University of Georgia.

From Washington Post