sociopathic
adjective
so·cio·path·ic
ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈpa-thik 
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
: of, relating to, or characterized by asocial or antisocial behavior or exhibiting antisocial personality disorder
Examples of sociopathic in a Sentence
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Of course, some sociopathic traits can be used destructively.
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Patric Gagne, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent, sociopathic desperado who's already slipped through the fingers of Detroit's finest once and aims to do so again with the help of his formidable lawyer Carolyn Wilder (Aunjanue Ellis).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 May 2023
There’s the introduction of the Emperor (Christopher Walken) and his daughter, Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), as well as the Baron’s sociopathic nephew Feyd (an excellent Austin Butler).
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Come for the high-speed car chases, stay for Bradley Cooper as a sociopathic criminal with dreadlocks.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Or that Larry became more sociopathic than curmudgeonly.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2024
But Lively, at least, knows what the people want and totally channeled her character, the chic, possibly sociopathic, secret-keeping fashionista Emily Nelson, for her latest Betty Buzz ad.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2023
After four seasons cycling through alliances and betrayals, the contest over which of Logan Roy’s four children would be sociopathic enough to inherit his empire concluded with a fittingly Pyrrhic victory that left them all stone-faced and bereft.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
But targeting The Smiths — and the sensibility that music represents — is sociopathic.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
Patric Gagne, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent, sociopathic desperado who's already slipped through the fingers of Detroit's finest once and aims to do so again with the help of his formidable lawyer Carolyn Wilder (Aunjanue Ellis).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 May 2023
There’s the introduction of the Emperor (Christopher Walken) and his daughter, Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), as well as the Baron’s sociopathic nephew Feyd (an excellent Austin Butler).
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
Come for the high-speed car chases, stay for Bradley Cooper as a sociopathic criminal with dreadlocks.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Or that Larry became more sociopathic than curmudgeonly.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2024
But Lively, at least, knows what the people want and totally channeled her character, the chic, possibly sociopathic, secret-keeping fashionista Emily Nelson, for her latest Betty Buzz ad.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2023
After four seasons cycling through alliances and betrayals, the contest over which of Logan Roy’s four children would be sociopathic enough to inherit his empire concluded with a fittingly Pyrrhic victory that left them all stone-faced and bereft.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
But targeting The Smiths — and the sensibility that music represents — is sociopathic.
—Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023
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sociopathic
adjective
so·cio·path·ic
ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈpath-ik
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-
: of, relating to, or characterized by asocial or antisocial behavior or an antisocial personality
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