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psicopatico

psychopathic

adjective psee-koh-PAH-tee-koh Rare
Mind & Emotions Personality

Origin: From Greek psyche (soul) + pathos (suffering).

Also means

psychopath (noun)

Usage Note

Psicopatico can function as both an adjective (un comportamento psicopatico) and a noun (un psicopatico). The feminine form is psicopatica; plural psicopatici/psicopatiche. In informal speech it is used hyperbolically for erratic or irrational behaviour.

Examples

"Quel personaggio nel film è psicopatico."

Natural Translation

That character in the film is psychopathic.

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