| 单词 | sociopath |
| 释义 | sociopath (once / 47089 pages) n A sociopath is a person with a mental illness that manifests in extremely antisocial behavior and the inability to distinguish right from wrong. You're probably right to be afraid of a sociopath. Pathology means illness, and so socio- pathology means social illness. If someone is a sociopath, that means that they have a social sickness––they lack the ability to be social. Many movies and TV crime shows feature plots involving sociopaths, but hopefully the TV is the only place you ever encounter sociopaths. WORD FAMILYsociopath: sociopathic, sociopaths USAGE EXAMPLES“Everyone is more concerned with these young sociopaths than the victim of their violence.” Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) “I don’t get the opportunity to play characters who are reprehensible or suspect very often. I think I would make an excellent sociopath!” The Guardian(Nov 22, 2016) A true sociopath but in all honesty a good and decent friend to me. New York Times(Oct 24, 2016) n someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') Syn|Hyper psychopath mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic a person suffering from neurosis |
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