Meanings
adjectivesociopathic (comparative more sociopathic, superlative most sociopathic)
comparative more sociopathic · superlative most sociopathic
- Having the characteristics of a sociopath.
He was my brother—half-brother—but he was also the most sociopathic person I've ever been close to. He would have been a monster if he had been allowed to grow up. Maybe he was one already.
1993, Octavia Butler, chapter 10, in The Parable of the Sower - Unconcerned about the adverse consequences of one's actions on others.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷéh₂
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷh₂ṓy
- Proto-Indo-European*sokʷyós
- Proto-Italic*sokjos
- Latinsokios
- Latinsocius
- Englishsocio-
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Englishsociopathic
Translations
German soziopathisch
- soziopathischhaving the characteristics of a sociopath
Irish sochapatach
- sochapatachhaving the characteristics of a sociopath
Italian sociopatico
- sociopaticohaving the characteristics of a sociopath
Polish socjopatyczny
- socjopatycznyhaving the characteristics of a sociopath
Romanian sociopat
- sociopathaving the characteristics of a sociopath
Russian социопати́ческий
- социопати́ческий (sociopatíčeskij)having the characteristics of a sociopath
Cite this entry
APA
sociopathic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociopathic
MLA
“sociopathic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociopathic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sociopathic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sociopathic.
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