Psychopathy
noun, plural psychopathies. Psychiatry.
1.
a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
2.
any mental disease.
noun (psychiatry)
1.
another name for psychopathic personality
2.
any mental disorder or disease
psychopathy psy·chop·a·thy (sī-kŏp’ə-thē)
n.
Mental disorder, especially when manifested by antisocial behavior.
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