Hyper Dictionary

English Dictionary Computer Dictionary Thesaurus Dream Dictionary Medical Dictionary


Search Dictionary:  

Meaning of PSYCHOPATHY

Pronunciation:  sI'kâputhee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
 
 Websites: 
 
 Synonyms: mental disease, mental illness
 
 Antonyms: mental health
 
 See Also: insanity, megalomania, mental state, psychological state, psychosis

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Psy*chop"a*thy\, n. [Psycho- + Gr. ?, ?.] (Med.)
Mental disease. See {Psychosis}, 2. -- {Psy`cho*path"ic}, a.
-- {Psy*chop"a*thist}, n.
 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2000-2003 WEBNOX CORP. HOME | ABOUT HYPERDICTIONARY