sociopath

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsoʊ.ʃi.əˌpæθ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsoʊ.si.əˌpæθ/

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.

Derived terms

• sociopathy
• sociopathic

Translations

person with antisocial personality disorder

• Czech: sociopat (cs) m
• Finnish: sosiopaatti (fi)
• French: sociopathe (fr) m and f
• German: Soziopath (de) m, Soziopathin (de) f

• Greek: κοινωνιοπαθής (el) (koinoniopathís) m and f
• Irish: sochapatach (ga) m
• Russian: социопат (ru) (sociopát) m, социопатка (ru) (sociopátka) f

See also

• psychopath
• Psychopathy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Psychopathy
• Antisocial personality disorder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Antisocial personality disorder