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 dangerous
—sociopathic /ˌsəʊsiəˈpæθɪk◂,səʊʃiə- $ ˌsoʊ-/
adjective ⇒
psychopath [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲