SOCIOPATH


Meaning of SOCIOPATH in English

so ‧ ci ‧ o ‧ path /ˈsəʊsiəˌpæθ, ˈsəʊʃiə- $ ˈsoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ society , ↑ sociologist , ↑ sociology , ↑ sociability , ↑ social , ↑ socialism , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialite , ↑ socialization , ↑ sociopath ; adjective : ↑ sociable ≠ ↑ unsociable , ↑ social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL , ↑ unsocial , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialistic , ↑ societal , ↑ sociological , ↑ sociopathic ; adverb : ↑ socially , ↑ sociably , ↑ sociologically ; verb : ↑ socialize ]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: socio- + -path (as in psychopath ) ]

someone whose behaviour towards other people is considered unacceptable, strange, and possibly dangerous

—sociopathic /ˌsəʊsiəˈpæθɪk◂,səʊʃiə- $ ˌsoʊ-/ adjective

⇨ psychopath

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.