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adj
Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A psychopath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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adjective satellite
suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: psychopathologic, psychopathological
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
