psychopathy

English

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Etymology

From psycho- + -pathy.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /saɪˈkɑpəθi/
• (RP) IPA: /saɪˈkɒpəθi/

Noun

psychopathy (plural psychopathies)

1. A personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, exploitation, heedlessness, arrogance, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, and lack of empathy and remorse. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

Derived terms

• psychopath
• psychopathic

Related terms

• psycho
• psychopathology
• psychosis
• sociopathy

Translations

personality disorder

• Asturian: sicopatía (ast) f
• Catalan: psicopatia (ca) f
• French: psychopathie (fr) f
• German: Psychopathie
• Greek: ψυχοπάθεια (psikhopathia) f

• Irish: síceapaite (ga) f
• Italian: psicopatia (it) f
• Portuguese: psicopatia (pt) f
• Spanish: psicopatía (es) f