sociopath
noun
a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
sociopathic
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a word derived from
sociopath.
Example Sentences
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The corporation also dismissed him over an email he sent to the production team of a BBC Radio 5 Live presenter, who he accused of "sociopathic" behaviour.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
It works like a shield, deflecting serious questions about her sociopathic behavior into a discussion about her IQ.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
That’s because people who are not sociopathic just can’t believe that pure sociopathy exists.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2024
She was probably the best thing about HBO’s disastrous “The Idol,” going with the flow as a talent manager sucked into the orbit of a sociopathic music producer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
This is not an entirely unreasonable or sociopathic perception.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
