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psychopath definition

psycho·path (sī′kō pat̸h′, -kə-)

noun

a person suffering from a mental disorder; specif., psychopathic personality

Etymology: back-form. < psychopathy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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