psychopath

== English == === Etymology === From German psychopathisch, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪkəʊpæθ/, /ˈsaɪkəpæθ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪkoʊˌpæθ/, (Canadian raising) [ˈsɐɪkoʊˌpæθ], /ˈsaɪkəˌpæθ/, (Canadian raising) [ˈsɐɪkəˌpæθ] === Noun === psychopath (plural psychopaths) A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses. Hyponym: prosocial psychopath (figurative) A person with no moral conscience. (figurative) A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts. A person diagnosed with antisocial or dissocial personality disorder. (obsolete) A person diagnosed with any mental disorder. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====