sociopath
so‧ci‧o‧path /ˈsəʊsiəˌpæθ, ˈsəʊʃiə- $ ˈsoʊ-/
noun [countable]
—sociopathic /ˌsəʊsiəˈpæθɪk◂,səʊʃiə- $ ˌsoʊ-/ adjective
⇨ psychopath
so‧ci‧o‧path /ˈsəʊsiəˌpæθ, ˈsəʊʃiə- $ ˈsoʊ-/
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 dangerousOrigin: socio- + -path (as in psychopath)
—sociopathic /ˌsəʊsiəˈpæθɪk◂,səʊʃiə- $ ˌsoʊ-/ adjective
⇨ psychopath