Synonyms for psychopath
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.
Related words
- Word family
- psychopathic psychopathy psycho psychopathology psychotic
Forms
- Plural
- psychopaths → sociopaths…
Example sentences
- sociopath The hallmark of a sociopath is a lack of empathy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| psychopath | rising | |
| sociopath | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- sociopath4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sociopath4 = 4 syllables).