psychopath
noun
psy·cho·path
ˈsī-kə-ˌpath 
ˈsī-kō-
: a mentally unstable person
especially
: a person having an egocentric and antisocial personality marked by a lack of remorse for one's actions, an absence of empathy for others, and often criminal tendencies
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declared that he was a dangerous psychopath
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These psychopaths care more about enforcing DEI than saving lives!
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Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Some of the more jarring sequences remain amusing despite their brashness: At one point, for example, Mickey narrates a shocking vignette—about a psychopath on Earth who printed multiple copies of himself to carry out grisly murders—with the resigned, wary tone of an office worker.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Every fictional serial killer and practically every fictional psychopath post-Silence of the Lambs owes some debt to Hopkins' radical performance — wry, polite, delicate, and demonic.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Trauma resulting from over a century of honoring a racist, murderous, psychopath in a Black-majority community.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Khaleda Rahman, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Some of the more jarring sequences remain amusing despite their brashness: At one point, for example, Mickey narrates a shocking vignette—about a psychopath on Earth who printed multiple copies of himself to carry out grisly murders—with the resigned, wary tone of an office worker.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Every fictional serial killer and practically every fictional psychopath post-Silence of the Lambs owes some debt to Hopkins' radical performance — wry, polite, delicate, and demonic.
—EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Trauma resulting from over a century of honoring a racist, murderous, psychopath in a Black-majority community.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Psychopath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychopath. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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psychopath
noun
psy·cho·path
ˈsī-kə-ˌpath
: a mentally ill or unstable person
especially
: one who does not feel guilty about not living up to normal social and moral responsibilities and exhibits a disregard for the feelings and safety of others
Medical Definition
psychopath
noun
psy·cho·path
ˈsī-kə-ˌpath
1
: a person having an egocentric and antisocial personality marked by a lack of remorse for one's actions, an absence of empathy for others, and often criminal tendencies
2
formerly
: a person with antisocial personality disorder
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