psychopathic

English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ -pathic.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθɪk/, /ˈsaɪkəˈpæθɪk/

Adjective

psychopathic (comparative more psychopathic, superlative most psychopathic)

1. Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.

   A psychopathic killer is on the loose.

   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience Lecture I:

     [T]he psychopathic temperament, whatever be the intellect with which it finds itself paired, often brings with it ardor and excitability of character.

Translations

relating to a psychopath

• French: psychopathique (fr)
• German: psychopatisch
• Irish: síceapatach
• Italian: psicopatico (it) m, psicopatica f

• Polish: psychopatyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: psicopático
• Swedish: psykopatisk

Noun

psychopathic (plural psychopathics)

1. (dated) A psychopath.