different between psychotic vs psychopath

English

Etymology

Derived in English from psychosis +? -otic; compare French psychotique, German psychotisch. Attested from the late 19th century. Compare earlier neurotic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa??k?t?k/

Adjective

psychotic (comparative more psychotic, superlative most psychotic)

1. Of, related to, or suffering from psychosis.

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Noun

psychotic (plural psychotics)

1. A person affected by psychosis.

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References

• “psychotic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2007

English

Etymology

From German psychopatisch, from Ancient Greek ???? (psukh?, “soul”) + ????? (páthos, “suffering”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?sa?ko??pæ?/

Noun

psychopath (plural psychopaths)

1. A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, sexual promiscuity, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such an individual may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.
2. (figuratively) A person with no moral conscience who perpetrates especially gruesome or bizarre violent acts.
3. A person diagnosed with antisocial or dissocial personality disorder.
4. (obsolete) A person diagnosed with any mental disorder.

Synonyms

• sociopath

Derived terms

• psychopathic
• psychopathy

Related terms

• psycho
• psychopathology
• psychotic

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