sociopath
[soh-see-uh-path, soh-shee-]
noun Psychiatry.
a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
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Nearby words
- sociologist,
- sociologistic,
- sociologize,
- sociology,
- sociometry,
- sociopathy,
- sociopolitical,
- sociopsychological,
- socioreligious,
- sociosexual
Compare psychopath.
Origin of sociopath
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sociopath
noun
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sociopath
1930, coined by psychologist G.E. Partridge from socio- on model of psychopath.
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sociopath
[sō′sē-ə-păth′, -shē-]
n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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sociopath
[(soh-see-uh-path, soh-shee-uh-path)]
Someone whose social behavior is extremely abnormal. Sociopaths are interested only in their personal needs and desires, without concern for the effects of their behavior on others. (Compare psychopath.)
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