sociopath

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Sociopath is a person who is unable to tell right from wrong and has extreme antisocial tendencies.

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A murderer who doesn't really care that his actions are wrong is an example of a sociopath.

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See sociopath in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person suffering from psychopathic personality, whose behavior is aggressively antisocial

Origin: socio- + (psycho)path

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See sociopath in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
One who is affected with a personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior.

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  • soˌci·o·pathˈic adjective

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