psicópata

psychopath

noun see-KOH-pah-tah Rare

Usage Note

Psicópata is common gender — the article determines the sex: el psicópata, la psicópata. The initial ps- cluster is often simplified in speech to just s-, so you may hear sicópata in informal registers; both spellings appear in print. It is used in clinical, journalistic, and colloquial contexts, often loosely to mean simply 'a dangerous or cruel person.'

Examples

"El detective describió al asesino como un psicópata frío."

Natural Translation

The detective described the killer as a cold psychopath.

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