Meanings
nouncharacteropathy (countable and uncountable, plural characteropathies)
plural characteropathies
- countableuncountableA mental illness affecting an individual's character.
Origin
- Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
- Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
- Latincharactēr
- Old Frenchcaractere
- Middle Englishcaracter
- Englishcharacter
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Englishcharacteropathy
From character + -o- + -pathy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian karakteropátia
- karakteropátiamental illness affecting an individual's character
Cite this entry
APA
characteropathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characteropathy
MLA
“characteropathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characteropathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “characteropathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/characteropathy.
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