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Recent Examples of sociopathic
These experts suggested Trump showed signs of narcissism, sociopathic tendencies, and a fixation on the haunting legacy of his punishing father.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 May 2026
That film crackled with undertones of class, sexuality and politics, with Dirk Bogarde playing the sociopathic manservant to acclaim.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Writer-director Polinger has a gift with child actors, drawing subtle performances out of Everett Blunck as the new kid at the Tom Lerner Water Polo Camp and Kayo Martin as the group’s sociopathic bully.
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Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
The three or four boys in my year who weren’t totally sociopathic.
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Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 May 2026
That film crackled with undertones of class, sexuality and politics, with Dirk Bogarde playing the sociopathic manservant to acclaim.
—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Writer-director Polinger has a gift with child actors, drawing subtle performances out of Everett Blunck as the new kid at the Tom Lerner Water Polo Camp and Kayo Martin as the group’s sociopathic bully.
—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
The three or four boys in my year who weren’t totally sociopathic.
—
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociopathic
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As her life is starting, her mother suffers from an acute schizophrenic episode.
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Americans call the sport soccer, the rest of the world calls it football, and therein lies the rub, the disconnection at the heart of the schizophrenic All-American life of Gilbert Chevalier.
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But the real shock here is Wilde, who not only knows how to keep viewers on the back foot as a filmmaker but slides into a neurotic register and off-kilter comic timing for her high-strung hostess that fit her like rubber glove.
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In a four-hander where each performer excels in their own way, Wilde gives a neurotic tour de force.
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
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Given that the conflict between Rudd and Marcus becomes sweaty as hell to begin with (Rudd grows paranoid that Marcus will steal his spotlight), Spicer’s film would have been well-served to paper over it in favor of a few extra gags.
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She’s been attacked, her puritanical sister has landed from America, and murder is starting to feel less like a paranoid theory than a reasonable working assumption.
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Like a mercantile colony, all Putin has is a lot of land, raw materials, and psychopathic propaganda.
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In 2014, the Ig Nobel Prize in psychology went to a trio of researchers who found that people who habitually stay up late are, on average, more self-admiring, more manipulative and more psychopathic than people who habitually arise early in the morning.
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In an interview with NPR, Wolff said neighbors, family, and teachers all agreed that Saldaño was sometimes delusional and unable to understand such simple directions as how to cross the street without being hit by a car.
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And 15 percent reported that their patients developed delusional thinking associated with the AI use.
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In 2018, their son, Alan Hu, was receiving medical care for depression and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
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Wealthy, misanthropic and obsessive-compulsive, Melvin Udall, played by Jack Nicholson, develops an unlikely bond with Carol, a waitress portrayed by Helen Hunt.
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Learning that these behaviors not only exist, but are prevalent in the animal kingdom, Page says, helps debunk what remains a widespread belief among certain humans that homosexuality and transgenderism are unnatural and aberrant.
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Making the aberrant choice stand out all the more was that Season 2 didn’t get to finish on its own terms.
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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociopathic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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