psychopathic
adjective
psy·cho·path·ic
ˌsī-kə-ˈpa-thik 
: of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
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Like a mercantile colony, all Putin has is a lot of land, raw materials, and psychopathic propaganda.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026
In 2014, the Ig Nobel Prize in psychology went to a trio of researchers who found that people who habitually stay up late are, on average, more self-admiring, more manipulative and more psychopathic than people who habitually arise early in the morning.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Does anyone want to check the trunk of MacKinnon's car for ropes or bottles of bleach, because this is something a psychopathic killer would do.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
In 2024, Julie Aitken Schermer, a psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, published a paper that showed drivers who modified their exhaust systems to be louder were more likely to have psychopathic and sadist tendencies.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026
In 2014, the Ig Nobel Prize in psychology went to a trio of researchers who found that people who habitually stay up late are, on average, more self-admiring, more manipulative and more psychopathic than people who habitually arise early in the morning.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Does anyone want to check the trunk of MacKinnon's car for ropes or bottles of bleach, because this is something a psychopathic killer would do.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
In 2024, Julie Aitken Schermer, a psychology professor at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, published a paper that showed drivers who modified their exhaust systems to be louder were more likely to have psychopathic and sadist tendencies.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Psychopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/psychopathic. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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psychopathic
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psy·cho·path·ic
ˌsī-kə-ˈpath-ik
: of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
psychopathic
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