sociopathy

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sociopathy

/ˌsəʊ.siˈɒp.ə.θi/ UK
/ˌsəʊ.ʃiˈɒp.ə.θi/ UK
/ˌsoʊ.siˈɑ.pə.θi/ US, dialectal
/ˌsoʊ.ʃiˈɑ.pə.θi/ US, dialectal
/ˌsoʊ.siˈɒp.ə.θi/ Canada, dialectal
/ˌsoʊ.ʃiˈɒp.ə.θi/ Canada, dialectal

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From socio- + -pathy.

noun sociopathies

countable, uncountable The property of being a sociopath, a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology compassing mainly antisocial personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder and/or other Cluster B personality disorders or dark triad traits.

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noun personality disorder

Deutsch	Soziopathie
Ελληνικά	κοινωνιοπάθεια koinoniopátheia
Română	sociopatie
Русский	социопа́тия sociopátija

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@misc{sociopathy_2026,
  title = {sociopathy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sociopathy},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}