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psychopathy vs insanity

insanity vs psychopathy

psychopathy and insanity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
psychopathy Yes No No No
insanity Yes No No No
As nouns, insanity is a hyponym of psychopathy; that is, insanity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than psychopathy:
  • psychopathy: any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
  • insanity: relatively permanent disorder of the mind
Other hyponyms of psychopathy include megalomania, psychosis.
psychopathy (noun) insanity (noun)
any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention relatively permanent disorder of the mind
Difference between psychopathy and insanity

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