psychopathy
/saɪˈkɑpəθi/
noun
- A serious mental condition in which a person lacks empathy, remorse, and emotional depth, often leading to antisocial or violent behavior.
- Not everyone with psychopathy becomes a criminal; some function in society without breaking laws.
- The psychologist explained that psychopathy involves a lack of guilt or shame.
- Psychopathy is often misunderstood in movies as just being a violent criminal.
- The set of personality traits associated with this condition, such as charm, manipulation, and callousness.
- Her cold, calculating behavior suggested a degree of psychopathy.
- The character's psychopathy made him a skilled con artist.
- Researchers study psychopathy to understand how some people can lie without feeling nervous.
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