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antisocial personality disorder  sociopathic personality  psychopathic personality  Hare's theory of Psychopathy  amoral personality
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A personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term) WordNet 3.0
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A personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder' is the preferred term) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Antisocial personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by a limited capacity for empathy and a long-term pattern of disregard or violation of the rights of others. Wikipedia
Personality disorder that involves a pervasive pattern of disregard for other people Wikidata
A personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior, a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood. Wiktionary
A personality disorder marked by disregard and violations of the rights of others. Wiktionary (translation)