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psychopathy

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. psychopathy (noun)
  2. sexual psychopathy (noun)

psy·chop·a·thy

noun \sī-ˈkä-pə-thē\
plural psy·chop·a·thies

Definition of PSYCHOPATHY

: mental disorder especially when marked by egocentric and antisocial activity

Origin of PSYCHOPATHY

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1847

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