Meaning · noun
sociopath
- a person with antisocial personality disorder, lacking empathy or moral conscience
In a sentence
Il protagonista del romanzo è descritto come un sociopatico senza scrupoli.
The protagonist of the novel is described as an unscrupulous sociopath.
Non puoi giustificare le sue azioni: si comporta come un vero sociopatico.
You cannot justify his actions: he behaves like a real sociopath.
Lo psicologo ha spiegato le differenze cliniche tra un sociopatico e uno psicopatico.
The psychologist explained the clinical differences between a sociopath and a psychopath.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|
| sociopatico | masculine · singular |
| sociopatici | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- The feminine form is sociopatica; the masculine plural takes -ci: sociopatici.
Meaning · adjective
sociopathic
- suffering from or characteristic of antisocial personality disorder; sociopathic
- (as noun) a sociopath
In a sentence
Il protagonista del thriller mostra evidenti tratti sociopatici.
The thriller's protagonist displays obvious sociopathic traits.
Non dovresti giustificare il suo comportamento completamente sociopatico.
You should not justify his completely sociopathic behavior.
La perizia psichiatrica ha stabilito che l'imputato è un sociopatico.
The psychiatric evaluation determined that the defendant is a sociopath.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|
| sociopatico | masculine · singular |
| sociopatica | feminine · singular |
| sociopatici | masculine · plural |
| sociopatiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural forms: masculine 'sociopatici', feminine 'sociopatiche'.
- Frequently used as a noun ('un sociopatico', 'una sociopatica').
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