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Psychopathic vs Antisocial - What's the difference?

psychopathic | antisocial |

As adjectives the difference between psychopathic and antisocial

is that psychopathic is exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath while antisocial is unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people.

As a noun antisocial is

an antisocial individual.

psychopathic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.
    • A psychopathic killer is on the loose.

    antisocial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
  • Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society

    • Derived terms

    () * antisocially (adverb) * antisociality, the quality of being antisocial * Asbo, antisocial behaviour order * antisocial personality disorder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An antisocial individual.
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