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psychopathology

Syllabification: (psy·cho·pa·thol·o·gy)

Definition of psychopathology

noun

  • the scientific study of mental disorders.
  • features of people’s mental health considered collectively:ageism, family discord and psychopathology all play their part in abuse
  • mental or behavioral disorder:she showed evidence of genuine psychopathology

Derivatives

psychopathological

Pronunciation: /-paTHōˈläjikəl/

adjective

psychopathologist

Pronunciation: /-T͟Häləjist/

noun

psychopathology in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of psychopathology in the British & World English dictionary