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psychopath

psyc·ho·path

UK/ˈsaɪkəʊpæθ/ US/ˈsaɪkəpæθ/ fairly common

noun

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personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath'' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath'')

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Origin

From German psychopathisch, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

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