Psychopathy
Pronunciation: /saɪˈkɑːpəθiː/
Psychopathy (noun)
- A pattern of behaviour where a person often shows little care for others’ feelings and may act in harmful or dishonest ways.
- A set of traits linked with shallow emotions, poor guilt, and risk-taking behaviour, often studied in clinical and research settings.
Examples
- Psychopathy can involve a harmful lack of empathy.
- A harmful lack of empathy can be linked to psychopathy.