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sociopathy

/ˌsoʊ.siˈɑ.pə.θi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
so-ciopa-thy
IPA
/ˌsoʊ.siˈɑ.pə.θi/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being a sociopath, a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology compassing mainly antisocial personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder and/or other Cluster B personality disorders or dark triad traits.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From socio- + -pathy.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsoʊ.siˈɑ.pə.θi/
  • British English: /ˌsəʊ.siˈɒp.ə.θi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sociopathies (plural)

Derived Forms

sociopath sociopathic sociopathology

Frequently Paired Words

psychopathy

Questions

How do you pronounce sociopathy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsoʊ.siˈɑ.pə.θi/.
What does sociopathy mean?
The property of being a sociopath, a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology compassing mainly antisocial personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder and/or other Cluster B personality disorders or dark triad traits.
Where does sociopathy come from?
From socio- + -pathy.

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