sociopath

Word family  noun society sociologist sociology sociability social socialism socialist socialite socialization sociopath adjective sociable ≠ unsociable social ≠ anti-social unsocial socialist socialistic societal sociological sociopathic verb socialize adverb socially sociably sociologically

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Related topics: Psychology, psychiatry

so·ci·o·path /ˈsəʊsiəˌpæθ, ˈsəʊʃiə- $ ˈsoʊ-/ noun [countable]  MPsomeone whose behaviour towards other people is considered unacceptable, strange, and possibly dangerous 反社会者〔对待他人的行为让人感到难以接受、怪异或可能有危险的人〕 —sociopathic /ˌsəʊsiəˈpæθɪk◂, səʊʃiə- $ ˌsoʊ-/ adjective → psychopath

Examples from the Corpus

sociopath• Unfortunately for her, he turns out to be a sociopath.• His early years there were spent in a squat with an extended family of cartoon sociopaths.• He was a homicidal and delusional sociopath, she said.• The answer is that we do not discriminate against anyone, even fax-toting sociopaths like Watson Weeks.Origin sociopath (1900-2000) socio- + -path (as in psychopath)

so·ci·o·path nounChineseSyllable  

whose is behaviour someone people towards other Corpus

sociopath
so‧ci‧o‧path /ˈsəʊsiəˌpæθ, ˈsəʊʃiə- $ ˈsoʊ-/ noun [countable]someone whose behaviour towards other people is considered unacceptable, strange, and possibly dangerous
—sociopathic /ˌsəʊsiəˈpæθɪk◂,səʊʃiə- $ ˌsoʊ-/ adjective
⇨ psychopath

socio·pathBrE /ˈsəʊsiəʊpæθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsoʊsioʊpæθ/ 🔊 nouna person who has a mental illness and who behaves in an aggressive or dangerous way towards other people （因心理障碍而有攻击或伤害他人行为的）反社会者