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antisocial personality

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noun

  1. a personality disorder, beginning early in life, characterized by chronic and continuous antisocial behavior in which the rights of others are violated, as by lying, stealing, or aggressive sexual behavior.


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Psychopathy is generally associated with an egocentric and antisocial personality pattern.

From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026

Published by Simon & Schuster, the new memoir traces the life of a girl who grew into a woman trying to understand her sociopathy, which today is often labeled as antisocial personality disorder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024

It often occurs along with other conditions, such as depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality or antisocial personality disorder.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023

Arslan has been diagnosed with "a paranoid, unstable and antisocial personality disorder".

From BBC ● May 3, 2022

Maybe a quarter of all inmates had antisocial personality, the psychologist at the Academy had said, and I was ready to believe it.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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