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Psychopathy meaning

  1. A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.
  2. A mental illness; insanity.

Synonyms of Psychopathy

mental illness mental disease psychological state mental state mental health

Related words

Other words often associated with Psychopathy or its synonyms:

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Using Psychopathy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder. | A mental illness; insanity.
  • Useful related words include: mental illness, mental disease, psychological state, mental state.
  • In the example corpus, psychopathy often appears in combinations such as: psychopathy and, psychopathy of, with psychopathy.

Context around Psychopathy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

machiavellianism 1× national 1× bending 1× borderline 1×

Sentence patterns with Psychopathy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

area of psychopathy of sex 1× by the psychopathy and rage 1× high in psychopathy were rated 1× individual with psychopathy will never 1× mind bending psychopathy of the 1× not borderline psychopathy 1× person with psychopathy has a 1× such as psychopathy or that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an individual with 1× and now they 1× dr paul babiak 1× instead they rationalize 1× the german psychiatrist 1× this may possibly 1×

Common sentence endings:

and to others 1× compared to others 1× from its cutscenes 1× not borderline psychopathy 1× performance productivity factors 1× poor russian soldiers 1×

Words around Psychopathy

Just before it in the word index:

psychopaths 25 psychopathology 20 psychopathological 2 psychopathic 45 psychopathia 4 psychopath 71

Just after it in the word index:

psychopharmacology 16 psychophysical 7 psychophysics 4 psychophysiological 7 psychophysiologists 2 psychophysiology 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Psychopathy

  • In this selection, "psychopathy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, machiavellianism, national and bending stand out and add context to how "psychopathy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include area of psychopathy of sex and by the psychopathy and rage. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "psychopathy" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with psychopathy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

That's not shooter's remorse, that's sociopathy if not borderline psychopathy. (13 words)

And now they have once again certified their national psychopathy in a re-election of their most publicly corrupt leader. (20 words)

It was a scene of madness brought about by the psychopathy and rage of poorly trained and dirt-poor Russian soldiers. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

All of the games allusions to real American problems, along with the generally mind-bending psychopathy of the cult, are at odds with the majority of what you see, hear and do in the game, the further you get from its cutscenes. (42 words)

The German psychiatrist Richard von Krafft Ebing introduced the terms "sadism" and "masochism" to the medical community in his work Neue Forschungen auf dem Gebiet der Psychopathia sexualis ("New research in the area of Psychopathy of Sex") in 1890. (39 words)

Dr. Paul Babiak explains that, “those that we found who rated high in psychopathy were rated very high in communication skills, charisma, visioning but they were also rated extremely low on performance productivity factors. (34 words)

Example sentences (10)

It was a scene of madness brought about by the psychopathy and rage of poorly trained and dirt-poor Russian soldiers.

They are also more likely to manifest what is known as the dark triad of personality traits (Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism) as compared to others.

And now they have once again certified their national psychopathy in a re-election of their most publicly corrupt leader.

All of the games allusions to real American problems, along with the generally mind-bending psychopathy of the cult, are at odds with the majority of what you see, hear and do in the game, the further you get from its cutscenes.

Dr. Paul Babiak explains that, “those that we found who rated high in psychopathy were rated very high in communication skills, charisma, visioning but they were also rated extremely low on performance productivity factors.

That's not shooter's remorse, that's sociopathy if not borderline psychopathy.

An individual with psychopathy will never find themselves at fault because they will do whatever it takes to benefit themselves without reservation.

Instead, they rationalize their behavior, blame someone else, or deny it outright. citation A person with psychopathy has a tendency to be harmful to his or herself and to others.

The German psychiatrist Richard von Krafft Ebing introduced the terms "sadism" and "masochism" to the medical community in his work Neue Forschungen auf dem Gebiet der Psychopathia sexualis ("New research in the area of Psychopathy of Sex") in 1890.

This may possibly be due to reasons such as psychopathy or that they are so attractive that they need not be seen to be altruistic.

Common combinations with psychopathy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "psychopathy" in a sentence?
An example: "It was a scene of madness brought about by the psychopathy and rage of poorly trained and dirt-poor Russian soldiers." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "psychopathy" from authentic English texts.
What does "psychopathy" mean?
Psychopathy means: A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.
What are synonyms of "psychopathy"?
Common synonyms of "psychopathy" include: mental illness, mental disease, psychological state, mental state, mental health.
How many example sentences with "psychopathy" are there?
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