Examples of psychopathic in a Sentence
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2023
Ralph Bellamy is good, as always, as the insurance salesman, and John Qualen does a capital job as the psychopathic criminal.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
Research shows that psychopathic individuals tend to prefer short-term relationships, which can enhance their propensity to cheat, with physical relationships satisfying their immediate, impulsive needs.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The idea that some psychopathic traits could be positive does not sit well with everyone.
—David Adam, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
Margolyes played the nurse to Martin’s psychopathic dentist in the maniacal farce.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Known as the Phantom of the Opera, the maleficent figure is a controlling, psychopathic specter who has fallen in love with his instrument and spreads death and chaos to remain the undisputed master of the Opera, and of Christine’s heart.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
This can be defensive violence or aggressive, psychotic or psychopathic, reactive or predatory, to name some possibilities.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 July 2023
At bare bones basics, both men come from essentially the same place, but external circumstances led one to be a vigilante hero, and the other to be a psychopathic villain.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
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
The sheer accumulation of images of celebrity bodies in my browser history feels psychopathic.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2018
People who are psychopathic have a fearless personality.
—Lynn Johnson, National Geographic, 3 Jan. 2018
Adjective
After Stewie gets called out for never following up on his years of threats against Lois, the psychopathic baby ends up shooting and seemingly killing his mother, launching off a series of events that eventually make everyone think Peter killed his wife for insurance money.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2023
Ralph Bellamy is good, as always, as the insurance salesman, and John Qualen does a capital job as the psychopathic criminal.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
Research shows that psychopathic individuals tend to prefer short-term relationships, which can enhance their propensity to cheat, with physical relationships satisfying their immediate, impulsive needs.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The idea that some psychopathic traits could be positive does not sit well with everyone.
—David Adam, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
Margolyes played the nurse to Martin’s psychopathic dentist in the maniacal farce.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Known as the Phantom of the Opera, the maleficent figure is a controlling, psychopathic specter who has fallen in love with his instrument and spreads death and chaos to remain the undisputed master of the Opera, and of Christine’s heart.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
This can be defensive violence or aggressive, psychotic or psychopathic, reactive or predatory, to name some possibilities.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 July 2023
At bare bones basics, both men come from essentially the same place, but external circumstances led one to be a vigilante hero, and the other to be a psychopathic villain.
—Evan Romano, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
Noun
The character is a pure psychopathic who drives a classic hot rod and has a fanatical love of Coors beer.
—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
The sheer accumulation of images of celebrity bodies in my browser history feels psychopathic.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2018
People who are psychopathic have a fearless personality.
—Lynn Johnson, National Geographic, 3 Jan. 2018
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psychopathic
1 of 2 adjective
psy·cho·path·ic
ˌsī-kə-ˈpath-ik 
: of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
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