German

Noun

Psychopath m ‎(genitive Psychopathen, plural Psychopathen, feminine Psychopathin)

1. psychopath

Declension

Derived terms

• psychopathisch

Related terms

• Psychopathie

External links

• Psychopath in Duden online

English

Noun

psychopath ‎(plural psychopaths)

1. 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.
2. A person diagnosed with antisocial or dissocial personality disorder.
3. A person who has no moral conscience.
4. A person who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts.

Synonyms

• sociopath

Derived terms

• psychopathic
• psychopathy

Related terms

• psycho
• psychopathology
• psychotic

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