psychopathic
psychopathic
Definition
psycho·pathic (sī′kō pat̸h′ik, -kə-)
adjective
of or characterized by psychopathy; suffering from a mental disorder
psy′cho·path′i·cally adverb
psychopathic
Synonyms
psychopathic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- killer: The psychopathic killers coming out of the past are not even her driving reason for trying to hide herself.
- murderer: The older target readership becomes immediately apparent when you find that the main villain is a psychopathic murderer!
- tendency: We will now start a study that will look for genes associated with psychopathic tendencies.
- trait: Early findings indicate that emerging psychopathic traits in children may have a significant genetic basis.
- disorder: You have a specific form of mental disorder - mental illness, mental impairment, severe mental impairment or psychopathic disorder.
- personality: Studies of the psychopathic personality provide insight into the psychodynamics of quackery.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: I met a lot of City fans who hated Man U to an almost psychopathic degree.
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