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sociopath

so·cio·path

UK/ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/ US/ˈsəʊ.ʃə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/ uncommon

noun

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personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath'' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath'')

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Origin

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

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