sociopathy

English

Etymology

socio- +‎ -pathy

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.ʃi.əˌpæθi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ.si.əˌpæθi/

Noun

sociopathy (countable and uncountable, plural sociopathies)

1. (psychiatry) The property of being a sociopath—a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology.

Translations

personality disorder

• German: Soziopathie f
• Polish: socjopatia (pl) f

• Russian: социопа́тия (ru) f (sociopátija)

Derived terms

• sociopath
• sociopathic
• sociopathology

Synonyms

• psychopathy