sociopathic

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Recent Examples of sociopathic But then the more sociopathic side of the spectrum might be Kelly-Anne. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024 The real Paik Sa-eon was born into the Paik family with sociopathic tendencies. Kayti Burt, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025 But what the show ends up doing is withholding empathy for its protagonist, who looks increasingly sociopathic with each death that washes over her. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024 Facing a potential payout in the tens of millions at the very least from an invasion of privacy lawsuit over some sloppy editing on a 2022 Blumhouse documentary about a sociopathic fertility doctor, Netflix has emerged having to write a relatively small check thanks to a Midwest jury. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sociopathic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociopathic
Adjective
  • That said, it was recently announced that Rick Hoffman will also reprise his Suits role as the neurotic Louis Litt.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Posey, meanwhile, played the role of a young urban professional who, along with her equally neurotic husband, owns a Weimaraner.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.
    Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • Elizabeth became increasingly paranoid over the course of her 45-year reign, fearing a coup by subjects who clung to their Catholicism and favored another claim to the throne.
    Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Pino had previously committed Richard to a psychiatric hospital under the state’s Baker Act, one of nine times Richard was involuntarily committed; diagnosed variously as suicidal, paranoid, delusional and bipolar; given temporary stabilizing medication, and released within days.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Also, things like obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or social anxiety can make a person do things like this.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In one scene together, Alec and Hilaria discuss the 30 Rock alum's obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • One of the body’s own cells becomes damaged or corrupted and then multiplies to create copies of its aberrant self.
    Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025
  • This not only paints a wider picture of his life and interests outside his Milan office, but frames his medical specialties as part of this natural world — his focus is the nature of human bodies, desires and impulses — rather than as something aberrant, as in the minds of detractors.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Adjective
  • The news of a man sought by police for shooting and killing two people and abducting a child left them disturbed and frightened.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Tegus usually are found along roads, in disturbed areas.
    Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Oliver was adorably giggly on his 20th Colbert appearance, the pair seemingly delirious from having to cover one of the worst moments in American history.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
  • His tale is sad, delirious, inspired and often uproariously funny — though the jokes are on us.
    Devika Girish, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociopathic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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