as in lunatic
a person judged to be legally or medically insane
declared that he was a dangerous psychopath
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Recent Examples of psychopath
The series that changed the mystery genre forever follows the ingeniously dark psychopath and takes us inside his sinister mind.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Or Austin Butler giving alabaster psychopath in Dune: Part Two.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Sadly, this instinct goes both ways—psychopaths are similarly able to read others, most notably vulnerable targets.
—Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The dream of every psychopath; the nightmare of every democracy.
—Ursula Schmied, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Or Austin Butler giving alabaster psychopath in Dune: Part Two.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Sadly, this instinct goes both ways—psychopaths are similarly able to read others, most notably vulnerable targets.
—Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The dream of every psychopath; the nightmare of every democracy.
—Ursula Schmied, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychopath
Noun
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And yet a half-century later, producer Lorne Michaels and his merry maniacs are still at it.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Isaiah Stewart has become a defensive maniac as a full-time center.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Before the show was over, a Black pastor from Detroit named Lorenzo Sewell approached the podium and made a damn fool of himself.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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In my view, politics have become so closely intertwined with the way people see themselves that separating the two can feel like a fool’s errand.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Texturally, the series is best categorized as a psycho-thriller, but the design of the episodes is never redundant.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
17 Mar. 2023
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Another summer, another hook-wielding psycho killer — and maybe some familiar faces too.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2023
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“Psychopath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychopath. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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