psychopath

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Noun psychopath has 1 sense

sociopath, psychopath - someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
--₁ is a kind of neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case

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Psychopath

Definition:

A psychopath is an individual who exhibits persistent antisocial behavior, lack of empathy, manipulativeness, and a tendency to disregard the rights or feelings of others.

Senses:

1. Noun - Psychology:

A person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior.

Example sentence:

She studied the mind of a psychopath in her psychology class.

2. Noun - Informal:

An extremely selfish person who lacks empathy.

Example sentence:

He has no regard for anyone else's feelings, he is a complete psychopath.

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