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 start of next year will mark 30 years since the release of Trainspotting and Carlyle's iconic performance as the sociopathic Francis Begbie.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
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 writes: “While I could easily identify with most of the traits on the sociopathic and psychopathic checklists, I was only able to relate to about half of the antisocial ones.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
This is not an entirely unreasonable or sociopathic perception.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
