SOCIOPATH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sociopath mean? 

• SOCIOPATH (noun)
  The noun SOCIOPATH has 1 sense:

1. someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder ('psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by 'sociopath')

  Familiarity information: SOCIOPATH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOCIOPATH (noun)

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Meaning:

Someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder ('psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by 'sociopath')

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

psychopath; sociopath

Hypernyms ("sociopath" is a kind of...):

mental case; neurotic; psychoneurotic (a person suffering from neurosis)

Derivation:

sociopathic (of or relating to a sociopathic personality disorder)