PSYCHOPATHY


Meaning of PSYCHOPATHY in English

/suy kop"euh thee/ , n. , pl. 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.

[ 1840-50; PSYCHO- + -PATHY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .