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.
sociopathy
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a word derived from
sociopath.
Example Sentences
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What he used this week was not the diction of the common man but the language of sociopathy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
"As a clinician I have to spend a good chunk of time with a person to be able to adequately discern between narcissism, sociopathy and psychopathy," Durvasula said.
From Salon ● May 9, 2024
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
If you’re even a little sensitive to signs of sociopathy, you’d peg Ethan Dobson right away.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Heather Schwedel considers whether this move shows another kind of executive leadership, or possibly sociopathy.
From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2024
