psychopathy

noun

psy·​chop·​a·​thy sī-ˈkä-pə-thē 

plural psychopathies

: mental disorder especially when marked by egocentric and antisocial activity, a lack of remorse for one's actions, an absence of empathy for others, and often criminal tendencies

Examples of psychopathy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, other work has shown that people with psychopathy, which often aligns with immoral behavior, have abnormalities in their amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex regions that are directly connected by the uncinate fasciculus. —Christopher M. Filley, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2026

My manic episodes are, of course, a manifestation of my own particular psychopathy. —Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026

This is particularly dangerous because charismatic signaling overlaps with traits associated with narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. —Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 12 Jan. 2026

There are guns, horses, ghosts, a primal struggle for survival in hostile terrain, family feuds and a steadily intensifying sense of mortal threat, as Old Porch’s ambition and psychopathy escalate the drama. —Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for psychopathy

• myopathy
• cardiomyopathy
• coagulopathy
• encephalopathy
• homoeopathy
• polyneuropathy
• radiculopathy
• enteropathy
• myelopathy
• retinopathy

Medical Definition

psychopathy

noun

psy·​chop·​a·​thy sī-ˈkäp-ə-thē 

plural psychopathies

1

: mental disorder especially when marked by egocentric and antisocial activity, a lack of remorse for one's actions, an absence of empathy for others, and criminal tendencies

2

especially formerly : antisocial personality