sociopath

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.si.əˌpæθ/, /ˈsoʊ.si.oʊˌpæθ/
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Noun

sociopath (plural sociopaths)

  1. A person with an antisocial personality disorder.
    • 2024 July 20, Tabby Kinder, George Hammond, Hannah Murphy, Alex Rogers, quoting Keith Rabois, “Has Silicon Valley gone Maga?”, in FT Weekend, Big Read, page 6:
      And Keith Rabois, an early executive at PayPal and LinkedIn, who in 2016 called Trump a “sociopath”, pledged $1mn to his campaign.

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