especially: a person having an egocentric and antisocial personality marked by a lack of remorse for one's actions, an absence of empathy for others, and often criminal tendencies
Recent Examples on the WebIn playing socialite huckster Anna Delvey, Garner had to perfect a bizarre, one-of-a-kind accent while playing a character whose demeanor is more or less bored psychopath. Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2022 Someone that's a psychopath is very, very different, but sociopathy, and narcissism, is actually a developmental disorder. Tyler Mccall, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2022 For example, some believe that certain markers in brain scans can determine if someone is a psychopath. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Aug. 2022 Rather than allow these characters to elicit our concern as casualties of a stalker/psychopath, they’re portrayed as fatalities of something far more pernicious: their own stupidity. Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 In order to catch a serial killer, Clarice must interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and violent psychopath, who's behind bars for murder and cannibalism. Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 2 Aug. 2022 Before throwing in the towel—and certainly before dating another Machiavellian psychopath—consider the following five strategies. Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 23 June 2022 The bad guy here is known simply as the Grabber, a child-snatching psychopath of the sort found in urban legend and, unfortunately, on the front pages of newspapers. Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Isabella must put herself to the test physically and emotionally to survive a psychopath who is stalking and killing the retreat guests.al, 5 June 2022 See More