Meanings
nounpsychopathy (countable and uncountable, plural psychopathies)
plural psychopathies
- countableuncountableA personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.
- countableobsoleteuncountableA mental illness; insanity.
It is true that insanity may originate in the mind, as well as in the body, but diseased action must take place in the brain, otherwise we have not, as has been well observed, “a true psychopathy.”
1861, Alex John Sutherland, “Croonian Lectures. On the Pathology, Morbid Anatomy, and Treatment of Insanity”, in The Journal of Mental Science, volume 7, number 36, Association of Medical Officers of Asylums and Hospitals for the Insane, retrieved 01 Mar 2021, page 162
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
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Broader
psychological statepsychological conditionmental state
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Translations
Afrikaans psigopatie
- psigopatiepersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Basque psikopatia
- psikopatiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Bulgarian психопа́тия
- психопа́тия (psihopátija)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Catalan psicopatia
- psicopatiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Chinese Mandarin 心理病態 /心理病态
- 心理病態 /心理病态 (xīnlǐ bìngtài)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Czech psychopatie
- psychopatiepersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Danish psykopati
- psykopatipersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Dutch psychopathie
- psychopathiepersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Esperanto psikopatio
- psikopatiopersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Estonian psühhopaatia
- psühhopaatiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Finnish psykopatia
- psykopatiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
French psychopathie
- psychopathiepersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
German Psychopathie
- Psychopathiepersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Greek ψυχοπάθεια
- ψυχοπάθεια (psychopátheia)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Hebrew פְּסִיכוֹפַּתְיָה
- פְּסִיכוֹפַּתְיָה (psikhopátya)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Hindi मनोविकृति
- मनोविकृति (manovikŕti)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Hungarian pszichopátia
- pszichopátiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Icelandic siðblinda
- siðblindapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Indonesian psikopati
- psikopatipersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Irish síceapaite
- síceapaitepersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Italian psicopatia
- psicopatiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Japanese 精神病質
- 精神病質 (seishin byōshitsu)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Korean 정신병
- 정신병 (jeongsinbyeong)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Latin psychopathia
- psychopathiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Latvian psihopātija
- psihopātijapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Lithuanian psichopatija
- psichopatijapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Malay psikopati
- psikopatipersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Māori hinengaro nihoniho
- hinengaro nihonihopersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Norwegian Bokmål psykopati
- psykopatipersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Persian روانآزاری, سایکوپاتی
- روانآزاری (ravân-âzâri)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
- سایکوپاتی (sâykopâti)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Polish psychopatia
- psychopatiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Portuguese psicopatia
- psicopatiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Romanian psihopatie
- psihopatiepersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Russian психопа́тия, психопати́я
- психопа́тия (psixopátija)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
- психопати́я (psixopatíja)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Slovak psychopatia
- psychopatiapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Spanish psicopatía
- psicopatíapersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Swedish psykopati
- psykopatipersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Thai โรคทางจิต, จิตพยาธิสภาพ
- โรคทางจิต (rôok-taang-jìt)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
- จิตพยาธิสภาพpersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Turkish psikopati
- psikopatipersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Ukrainian психопа́тія
- психопа́тія (psyxopátija)personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Vietnamese bệnh nhân cách
- bệnh nhân cáchpersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Welsh seicopathi
- seicopathipersonality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality
Cite this entry
APA
psychopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychopathy
MLA
“psychopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychopathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychopathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychopathy.
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