antisocial personality disorder

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Noun
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of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality'' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality'' to indicate the social aspects of the disorder, but now `antisocial personality disorder'' is the preferred term)

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