psychopathic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌsaɪkoʊˈpæθɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˌsɐɪkoʊˈpæθɪk] (Canada, General-American) Canadian raising
- (US) audio
- /ˌsaɪkəˈpæθɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -pathic English psychopathic From psycho- + -pathic.
Meanings
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Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.
A psychopathic killer is on the loose.
[T]he psychopathic temperament, whatever be the intellect with which it finds itself paired, often brings with it ardor and excitability of character.
1902, William James, “Lecture I”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more psychopathic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most psychopathic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonpsychopathic · unpsychopathic · psychopathically · pseudopsychopathic
Hypernyms
psychopathological · psychopathologic
Translations (22)
pt psicopático (relating to a psychopath) · es psicopático (relating to a psychopath) · hu pszichopata (relating to a psychopath) · el ψυχοπαθητικός (relating to a psychopath) · ru психопати́ческий (relating to a psychopath) · fr psychopathique (relating to a psychopath) · hi पागलपन (relating to a psychopath) · it psicopatica (relating to a psychopath) · hu pszichopátiás (relating to a psychopath) · hi उन्माद (relating to a psychopath) · el ψυχοπαθής (relating to a psychopath) · hi मतिभ्रंश (relating to a psychopath) · de psychopathisch (relating to a psychopath) · ro psihopatic (relating to a psychopath) · ga síceapatach (relating to a psychopath) · pl psychopatyczny (relating to a psychopath) · uk психопати́чний (relating to a psychopath) · it psicopatico (relating to a psychopath) · ca psicopàtic (relating to a psychopath) · hu pszichopatikus (relating to a psychopath) · sv psykopatisk (relating to a psychopath) · be псіхапаты́чны (relating to a psychopath)