psychopath

サイコパス

嘘や他人の利用を繰り返し、人の気持ちをほとんど気にかけない人。

やさしい英語で： A person with a pattern of lying, using others, and showing little concern for their feelings.

• The study examined how psychopaths behave.
• The researcher described a psychopath who used charm to deceive people.
• Not every psychopath commits violent crimes.

よく使う表現： diagnosed psychopath, psychopath traits

凶悪犯、サイコパス

非常に残酷な、または異常な暴力行為をする人。

やさしい英語で： A person who carries out extremely cruel or strange acts of violence.

• The film features a violent psychopath.
• Police were hunting a psychopath who attacked strangers.
• The novel follows two psychopaths responsible for a series of brutal murders.

よく使う表現： violent psychopath, dangerous psychopath

サイコパス、冷血漢

自分の行動の善悪や、他人を傷つけることを気にしない人。

やさしい英語で： A person who does not care whether their actions are right or wrong or hurt others.

• She called the cruel boss a psychopath.
• Only a psychopath would enjoy causing that much suffering.
• They accused him of being a psychopath without a conscience.

よく使う表現： heartless psychopath, call someone a psychopath

精神病質者

他人の権利を繰り返し無視する人格障害と診断された人。

やさしい英語で： A person diagnosed with a personality disorder involving repeated disregard for other people’s rights.

• The older report called the patient a psychopath.
• The paper used psychopath for patients diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.
• That clinic described several diagnosed patients as psychopaths.

よく使う表現： diagnosed psychopath, psychopath diagnosis