psychopathic

[ sahy-kuh-path-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy.

Other Words From

• nonpsy·cho·pathic adjective
• unpsy·cho·pathic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychopathic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; psychopath(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

And when that “ideal self” is psychopathic, there is little that can be done to stop them.

From The Daily Beast

The Collector is forever ensconced in the pantheon of psychopathic core texts.

From The Daily Beast

Were there not reflections of a deceptive, stimulation-seeking, and coldblooded psychopathic personality in Dzhokhar?

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, those at the higher end of the psychopathic spectrum are often stars in the professional world.

From The Daily Beast

The time is now to rid yet another West African country of a tyrant and a psychopathic leadership.

From The Daily Beast

I see one of my legs thrust from the covers, he persisted, in the line of the best psychopathic suggestion.

From Project Gutenberg

But the various psychopathic symptoms, some of which are very severe, lie altogether outside our chosen field of study.

From Project Gutenberg

It will suffice to remark that Z. now exhibits numerous neuropathic and psychopathic characteristics.

From Project Gutenberg

"Bellevue Hospital, psychopathic ward," he told the driver as she climbed nimbly inside.

From Project Gutenberg

A parade of psychopathic barbarians dressed in bells, metals, animal skins, astrologer hats and Scandinavian ornaments.

From Project Gutenberg