sociopath

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Coined c. 1930 by George Everett Partridge, American psychologist; socio- + -path

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /ˈsoʊsiəpæθ/

[edit] Noun

sociopath (plural sociopaths)

  1. A person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person's early life.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

person with antisocial personality disorder

[edit] See also

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