psicópata

/siˈkopata/ · B1 · noun · mf

sociopath

🔪 psico (mind) + pata (suffering): Greek psykhē + pathos

Same Greek roots as English psychopath: psykhē (mind) + pathos (suffering), so a sick mind. In Spanish the first p is silent: si-KÓ-pa-ta. It takes el or la: el psicópata, la psicópata.

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