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单词 sociopath
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sociopath

[ soh-see-uh-path, soh-shee- ]
/ ˈsoʊ si əˌpæθ, ˈsoʊ ʃi- /
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noun Psychiatry.

a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.

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Origin of sociopath

First recorded in 1940–45; socio- + -path

OTHER WORDS FROM sociopath

so·ci·o·path·ic, adjectiveso·ci·op·a·thy [soh-see-op-uh-thee, soh-shee-], /ˌsoʊ siˈɒp ə θi, ˌsoʊ ʃi-/, noun

Words nearby sociopath

sociologism, sociologistic, sociologize, sociology, sociometry, sociopath, sociopathy, sociopolitical, sociopsychological, socioreligious, sociosexual
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British Dictionary definitions for sociopath

sociopath
/ (ˈsəʊsɪəˌpæθ) /

noun

psychiatry another name for psychopath

Derived forms of sociopath

sociopathic, adjectivesociopathy (ˌsəʊsɪˈɒpəθɪ), noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for sociopath

sociopath
[ (soh-see-uh-path, soh-shee-uh-path) ]

Someone whose social behavior is extremely abnormal. Sociopaths are interested only in their personal needs and desires, without concern for the effects of their behavior on others. (Compare psychopath.)

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for sociopath

sociopath
[ sōsē-ə-păth′, -shē- ]

n.

A person affected with an antisocial personality disorder.

Other words from sociopath

so′ci•o•pathic adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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