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si 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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sociopath (ˈsəʊsɪəˌpæθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| psychiatry another name for psychopath | |
| socio'pathic | |
| —adj | |
| sociopathy | |
| —n | |
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Sociopath
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Word Origin & History
sociopath
1930, coined by psychologist G.E. Partridge from socio- on model of psychopath.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
sociopath so·ci·o·path (sō'sē-ə-pāth', -shē-)
n.
A person affected with an antisocial personality disorder.
so'ci·o·path'ic adj.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
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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Example sentences
In this case, a narcissistic sociopath who doesn't yet realize he needs a good lawyer.
But the gun's loaded with blanks-this is a sociopath's idea of a prank.
It is okay to take anybody's life for any reason if your are a sociopath.
In court, the judge said that he had the duty to protect society from the suspect, whom he described as a sociopath.
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