Dictionary

sociopath en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsəʊ.ʃə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/
• /ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From socio- + -path. First use appears c. 1914.

Meanings

1. A person with an antisocial personality disorder.
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Forms

Deriveds

nonsociopath · sociopathy · sociopathic

Relateds

psychopath

Translations (37)

ko 반사회성 인격장애 (person with antisocial personality disorder) · cmn 反社會人士 /反社会人士 (person with antisocial personality disorder) · tr sosyopat (person with antisocial personality disorder) · nl sociopaat (person with antisocial personality disorder) · be сацыяпа́тка (person with antisocial personality disorder) · et sotsiopaat (person with antisocial personality disorder) · fr sociopathe (person with antisocial personality disorder) · es sociópata (person with antisocial personality disorder) · sk sociopat (person with antisocial personality disorder) · ja ソシオパス (person with antisocial personality disorder) · ro sociopat (person with antisocial personality disorder) · kmr sosyopat (person with antisocial personality disorder) · cmn 反社會人格者 /反社会人格者 (person with antisocial personality disorder) · cs sociopat (person with antisocial personality disorder) · bg социопа́т (person with antisocial personality disorder) · pl socjopata (person with antisocial personality disorder) · fi sosiopaatti (person with antisocial personality disorder) · el κοινωνιοπαθής (person with antisocial personality disorder) · hu szociopata (person with antisocial personality disorder) · uk соціопа́тка (person with antisocial personality disorder) · ru социопа́т (person with antisocial personality disorder) · pt sociopata (person with antisocial personality disorder) · it sociopatico (person with antisocial personality disorder) · mk социопа́т (person with antisocial personality disorder) · ko 소시오패스 (person with antisocial personality disorder) · sv sociopat (person with antisocial personality disorder) · cmn 反社會者 /反社会者 (person with antisocial personality disorder) · ja 反社会性パーソナリティ障害 (person with antisocial personality disorder) · ru социопа́тка (person with antisocial personality disorder) · uk соціопа́т (person with antisocial personality disorder) · pl socjopatka (person with antisocial personality disorder) · be сацыяпа́т (person with antisocial personality disorder) · ga sochapatach (person with antisocial personality disorder) · it sociopatica (person with antisocial personality disorder) · de Soziopath (person with antisocial personality disorder) · ca sociòpata (person with antisocial personality disorder) · de Soziopathin (person with antisocial personality disorder)