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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
23 May 2026
In 2014, the Ig Nobel Prize in psychology went to a trio of researchers who found that people who habitually stay up late are, on average, more self-admiring, more manipulative and more psychopathic than people who habitually arise early in the morning.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
James Hibberd,
EW.com,
24 Nov. 2020
They are popularly recognized as the motto of a fictional psychopathic supervillain.
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Brian Murphy,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
22 May 2018
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Adjective
Like a mercantile colony, all Putin has is a lot of land, raw materials, and psychopathic propaganda.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
23 May 2026
In 2014, the Ig Nobel Prize in psychology went to a trio of researchers who found that people who habitually stay up late are, on average, more self-admiring, more manipulative and more psychopathic than people who habitually arise early in the morning.
—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
Noun
The character is a pure psychopathic who drives a classic hot rod and has a fanatical love of Coors beer.
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James Hibberd,
EW.com,
24 Nov. 2020
They are popularly recognized as the motto of a fictional psychopathic supervillain.
—
Brian Murphy,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
22 May 2018
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“Psychopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychopathic. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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psychopathic
1 of 2 adjective
psy·cho·path·ic
ˌsī-kə-ˈpath-ik 
: of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
psychopathic
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