psychopathic personality

Noun

Meaning

a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term)

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Examples

The corporation, like the psychopathic personality it resembles, is programmed to exploit others for profit. Joel Bakan

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