sociopath
noun
so·cio·path ˈsō-sē-ə-ˌpath 
ˈsō-sh(ē-)ə-
: a sociopathic individual : psychopath
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The film centers around a helplessly romantic sociopath who escapes from a mental institution and invades the home of a ’90s pop superstar. 
Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 Footage of interrogation sessions with Bianchi stand out here, taking this series deep into the mind of a sociopath who killed at least 12 women (two of them in Bellingham, Wash.) before his 1979 capture. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Woodward's case has long been polarizing, and the ID special — titled The Killer Nanny — examines the question of whether Woodward was a sociopath or a victim of a miscarriage of justice. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 His character, Lloyd Hansen, is a truly frightening combination: a sociopath who’s a chatterbox and went to Harvard. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 Shaw was paid to play a ferocious sociopath on a kamikaze course through society, a role that called for a type of rage and recklessness that had invaded his youth, and nearly driven him to murder. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 28 June 2022 Homelander is…a fascist sociopath, always has been. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 June 2022 The plot revolves around the meltdown of Homelander (Antony Starr), the show’s answer to the question: What if Superman was a sociopath? John Jurgensen, WSJ, 4 June 2022 But Ray Liotta as Henry Hill, the viewer’s docent into the criminal world, injects a note of tenderness that’s all the more effective for coming out of the mouth of a slick sociopath. New York Times, 26 May 2022 See More
Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 Footage of interrogation sessions with Bianchi stand out here, taking this series deep into the mind of a sociopath who killed at least 12 women (two of them in Bellingham, Wash.) before his 1979 capture. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Woodward's case has long been polarizing, and the ID special — titled The Killer Nanny — examines the question of whether Woodward was a sociopath or a victim of a miscarriage of justice. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2022 His character, Lloyd Hansen, is a truly frightening combination: a sociopath who’s a chatterbox and went to Harvard. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 Shaw was paid to play a ferocious sociopath on a kamikaze course through society, a role that called for a type of rage and recklessness that had invaded his youth, and nearly driven him to murder. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 28 June 2022 Homelander is…a fascist sociopath, always has been. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 June 2022 The plot revolves around the meltdown of Homelander (Antony Starr), the show’s answer to the question: What if Superman was a sociopath? John Jurgensen, WSJ, 4 June 2022 But Ray Liotta as Henry Hill, the viewer’s docent into the criminal world, injects a note of tenderness that’s all the more effective for coming out of the mouth of a slick sociopath. New York Times, 26 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
sociopath
noun
so·cio·path ˈsō-sē-ə-ˌpath ˈsō-sh(ē-)ə-
ˈsō-sh(ē-)ə- : a sociopathic individual