Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sociopath

/ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: so-ciopath
IPA: /ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with an antisocial personality disorder.

Example Sentences

"And Keith Rabois, an early executive at PayPal and LinkedIn, who in 2016 called Trump a “sociopath”, pledged $1mn to his campaign."

Etymology

From socio- + -path. First use appears c. 1914.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: socio
Suffix: path

Inflected Forms

sociopaths (plural)

Derived Forms

nonsociopath sociopathic sociopathy

Frequently Paired Words

psychopath

Synonyms

psychopath

Questions

How do you pronounce sociopath?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˌpæθ/.
What does sociopath mean?: A person with an antisocial personality disorder.
Where does sociopath come from?: From socio- + -path. First use appears c. 1914.

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