Sociopath
noun, Psychiatry.
1.
a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
noun
1.
(psychiatry) another name for psychopath
sociopath so·ci·o·path (sō’sē-ə-pāth’, -shē-)
n.
A person affected with an antisocial personality disorder.
so’ci·o·path’ic adj.
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.)
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