noun
- a person with antisocial personality disorder who lacks empathy and disregards social norms and the rights of others
Usage: psychology; clinical term
Examples
- The psychiatrist diagnosed him as a sociopath after extensive evaluation.
- Sociopaths often appear charming but lack genuine emotional connections.
- The documentary explored the mind of a convicted sociopath.
- She worried that her ex-boyfriend might be a sociopath given his manipulative behavior.
- The novel’s villain was portrayed as a calculating sociopath.
- Experts debate the differences between sociopaths and psychopaths.