psychopathic personality

psychopathic personality
noun
a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)
• Hypernyms: ↑personality disorder

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noun
1. : a disorder of behavior toward other individuals or toward society in which reality is usually clearly perceived except for an individual's social responsibilities or moral obligations, which is often manifested hedonistically (as by criminal acts, drug addiction, sexual perversion, or activity leading to immediate personal gratification especially when it is believed that punishment can be avoided), by passive indifference (as by shiftlessness, untrustworthiness, or vagabondism), or in contrast by fanatical pseudosocial zealousness, and which is usually a more or less permanent way of life refractory to treatment and hence often considered a constitutional disorder
2. : an individual having a psychopathic personality

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