psychopathic
adjective uk/ˌsaɪ.kəˈpæθ.ɪk/ us/ˌsaɪ.kəˈpæθ.ɪk/ (informal psycho)
psychology specialized人格变态的
relating to or suffering from the condition of psychopathy (= a condition in which someone has no feeling for others and does not feel bad about anything they have done)
A series of unsolved murders on the island has raised fears that a psychopathic serial killer is on the loose. 因为岛上发生的系列谋杀案仍未破案，人们担心有变态连环杀手仍然逍遥法外。
He was said to have a psychopathic personality. 据说他性格变态。
He is part of the 0.5 per cent of the population who can be classified as psychopathic. 他属于0.5%的可归为精神变态的人群。
精神变态（者）的
morally bad and dangerous or harmful
People are helpless in the face of psychopathic corporations. 在变态无耻的公司面前，人们是无能为力的。
informal精神病态的
crazy
He is not very good at snooker but makes up for this with almost psychopathic competitiveness. 他不擅长斯诺克，但以近乎变态的竞争力来弥补这一点。
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- The author has written numerous books on psychopathic criminals.
- The report recommended that patients with a psychopathic disorder should be separated from others.
- The real criminals are the destructive, psychopathic, elite investor class.
- She did not find motherhood entirely wonderful, but thought it would be psychopathic to go back to work before she had to.
- He's intensely competitive, and when he plays, he kind of goes a bit psychopathic.