sociopath

noun

: a sociopathic individual : psychopath

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But Bloom says just because Jane killed Billy doesn’t mean the sociopath didn’t have feelings for him. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025 Relationship challenges: People-pleasers are often targets for manipulative individuals in personal and professional settings, such as narcissists, psychopaths and sociopaths, who will prey on the kindness and need to please from the people-pleaser. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 Each aria-song, through middling Latin pop and rap hybrids, expresses the egomania of sociopaths. Armond White, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025 Cold, calculating and Watson’s clear favorite, Ingrid just might be a sociopath. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Jan. 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 16 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

sociopath

noun
: a sociopathic individual
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