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psychopathy.

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.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/saɪˈkɒpəθi/Received-Pronunciation/saɪˈkɑpəθi/General-American, dialectal/saɪˈkɒpəθi/Canada, dialectal
  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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A mental illness; insanity.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From psycho- + -pathy.

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