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English noun: psychopathic personality

1. psychopathic personality (state) 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lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)


Synonymsantisocial personality disorder, sociopathic personality


Broader (hypernym)personality disorder









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