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Noun: psychopathy  sI'kó-pu-thee
  1. Any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
    - mental illness, mental disease

Derived forms: psychopathies

Type of: mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state

Antonym: mental health

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