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sociopath

noun

: a sociopathic individual : psychopath

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However, Nozar suggested his behavior was one of a sociopath and Borowski referred to that possibility throughout his comments. David Clarey, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025 Here, Victor Frankenstein (Ralph Bates) is a posh womanizer and stone-cold sociopath. Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025 And its pigtailed protagonist — to many, as recognizable and beloved a horror villain as Freddie Krueger or Jason Voorhees — is little Rhoda, whose mother (Nancy Kelly) discovers over the course of the film is actually a murderous sociopath. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025 And are financial managers actually all sociopaths? Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sociopath

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sociopath was in 1914

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“Sociopath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopath. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

Medical Definition

sociopath

noun
: a sociopathic individual
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