Psychopath Definition
A person suffering from a mental disorder; specif., psychopathic personality.
A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such an individual may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.
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Origin of Psychopath
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From German psychopatisch, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psyche, “soul") + πάθος (pathos, “suffering").
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