Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dark triad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: dark- -tri-ad
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of three callous-manipulative personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.

Inflected Forms

the dark triad (canonical)

Phrases

dark empath Macdonald triad

Frequently Paired Words

dark empath Macdonald triad

Questions

What does dark triad mean?: A group of three callous-manipulative personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.

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