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psychopath

🇬🇧 UK/'saɪkəpæθ/🇺🇸 US/'saikәpæθ/
C2

Definitions

n.

A person with a personality disorder marked by lack of empathy, manipulativeness, and often violent or antisocial behavior.

精神病患者;反社会人格者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
psychoself
+
pathfeel, suffer, disease
=psychopath

Common Collocations

  • 1.clinical psychopath临床精神病态者
  • 2.diagnosed psychopath被确诊的反社会人格者
  • 3.[corporate psychopath]职场反社会人格者
  • 4.psychopath test反社会人格测试

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The film tells the story of a dangerous psychopath on the run.

  • 2.

    The forensic psychologist testified that the defendant showed classic signs of a psychopath.

  • 3.

    Not every psychopath becomes violent; many function in society without detection.

  • 4.

    The thriller's villain was portrayed as a charming but calculating psychopath.

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