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Noun: psychopath  'sI-ku,path or 'sI-kow,path
  1. Someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder ('psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by 'sociopath')
    - sociopath, psycho [informal]

Derived forms: psychopaths

Type of: mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic

Encyclopedia: Psychopath