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psychopathic

/ˌsaɪkoʊˈpæθɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
psy-cho-path-ic
IPA
/ˌsaɪkoʊˈpæθɪk/
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.

noun

A psychopath.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -pathic English psychopathic From psycho- + -pathic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsaɪkoʊˈpæθɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more psychopathic (comparative) most psychopathic (superlative) psychopathics (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpsychopathic pseudopsychopathic psychopathically unpsychopathic

Synonyms

psychopathologic psychopathological

Rhymes With

osteopathic

Questions

How do you pronounce psychopathic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪkoʊˈpæθɪk/.
What does psychopathic mean?
Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.
Where does psychopathic come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -pathic English psychopathic From psycho- + -pathic.

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