- sociopath
- so|ci|o|path [ `souʃiou,pæθ ] noun count TECHNICALsomeone whose personality makes them behave in ways that are dangerous to other people
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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sociopath — 1930, coined by psychologist G.E. Partridge from SOCIO (Cf. socio) on model of PSYCHOPATH (Cf. psychopath) … Etymology dictionary
sociopath — [n] psychopath antisocial personality, crazy person, deranged person, insane person, lunatic, mad person, maniac, psycho*, psychotic, schizoid*; concept 412 … New thesaurus
sociopath — ► NOUN ▪ a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behaviour. DERIVATIVES sociopathic adjective sociopathy noun … English terms dictionary
sociopath — [sō′sē ə path΄, sō′shēə path΄] n. [ SOCIO + (PSYCHO)PATH] a person suffering from psychopathic personality, whose behavior is aggressively antisocial sociopathic adj … English World dictionary
sociopath — UK [ˈsəʊʃɪəʊˌpæθ] / US [ˈsoʊʃɪoʊˌpæθ] noun [countable] Word forms sociopath : singular sociopath plural sociopaths someone whose personality makes them behave in ways that are dangerous to other people … English dictionary
sociopath — [[t]so͟ʊsiəpæθ[/t]] sociopaths N COUNT A sociopath is the same as a psychopath … English dictionary
sociopath — noun someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder ( psychopath was once widely used but has now been superseded by sociopath ) • Syn: ↑psychopath • Derivationally related forms: ↑sociopathic • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
sociopath — noun Date: 1930 a sociopathic individual ; psychopath … New Collegiate Dictionary
sociopath — sociopathic, adj. sociopathy /soh see op euh thee, soh shee /, n. /soh see euh path , soh shee /, n. Psychiatry. a person, as a psychopathic personality, whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social… … Universalium
sociopath — noun A person with an antisocial personality disorder … Wiktionary
sociopath — A designation for a person with an antisocial personality disorder. SEE ALSO: antisocial personality, psychopath. * * * so·cio·path sō sē ə .path, sō sh(ē )ə n a sociopathic individual: PSYCHOPATH … Medical dictionary
