psychopath(Informal)[noun]Synonyms: madman, headbanger
(informal), headcase
(informal), lunatic, maniac, nutcase
(slang), nutter
(Brit. slang), psychotic, sociopath
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
psy‧cho‧path /ˈsaɪkəpæθ/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Greek;
Origin: psych- ( ⇒ psych-) + pathos 'suffering']
someone who has a serious and permanent mental illness that makes them behave in a violent or criminal way ⇒
sociopath—psychopathic /ˌsaɪkəˈpæθɪk◂/
adjective:
a psychopathic personality—psychopathically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲