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In article , "BAC" writes: | | I have three CODs, 6th edition, 8th edition, and electronic version, ... I have access to the OED, and this is what it says, in full: psychopath: One affected with psychopathy; a mentally deranged person. psychopathy: Mental disease or disorder; `mental disorder considered apart from cerebral disease' (Billings). In mod. use, personality disorder that lacks a physiological basis, characterized by markedly impulsive, egocentric, irresponsible, and antisocial behaviour, and an inability to form normal relationships with others, sometimes accompanied by aggressiveness or charm and manifested at all levels of intelligence; the state of such a disorder. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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