sociopath

English

Etymology

Coined c. 1930 by George Everett Partridge, American psychologist; socio- +‎ -path

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sociopath (plural sociopaths)

A person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person's early life.

Derived terms

Translations

person with antisocial personality disorder

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: sociopat m
Finnish: sosiopaatti
French: sociopathe (fr) m, f
German: Soziopath (de) m, Soziopathin f
Greek: κοινωνιοπαθής (el) m, f (koinoniopathís)

Irish: sochapatach m
Polish: socjopata m, socjopatka f
Portuguese: sociopata (pt) m, f
Russian: социопа́т (ru) m (sociopát), социопа́тка f (sociopátka)
Spanish: sociópata (es)
Swedish: sociopat c

See also

psychopath
Psychopathy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Antisocial personality disorder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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