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psychosis vs psychopathy

psychopathy vs psychosis

psychosis and psychopathy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
psychosis Yes No No No
psychopathy Yes No No No
As nouns, psychopathy is a hypernym of psychosis; that is, psychopathy is a word with a broader meaning than psychosis:
  • psychosis: any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
  • psychopathy: any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
Other hypernyms of psychosis include mental disease, mental illness.
psychosis (noun) psychopathy (noun)
any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention
Difference between psychosis and psychopathy

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