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- [sahy-kop-uh-thee]
- /saɪˈkɒp ə θi/
- /saɪˈk.ɑː.pə.θi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-kop-uh-thee]
- /saɪˈkɒp ə θi/
Definitions of psychopathy word
- noun plural psychopathy a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc. 1
- noun plural psychopathy any mental disease. 1
- noun psychopathy any mental disorder or disease 0
- noun psychopathy mental disorder 0
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Origin of psychopathy
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; psycho- + -pathy
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Parts of speech for Psychopathy
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psychopathy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for psychopathy
noun psychopathy
- asininity — the quality or state of being asinine; stupidity
- crackup — a cracking up
- craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.
- insanity — the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind. Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration.
- irresponsibilities — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
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