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Recent Examples of sociopathic
But Evans brings a sort of sociopathic charm to this spy thriller, reteaming with his Avengers directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 June 2025
But even after four seasons of peak unhinged behavior, Starr admits he can still be surprised by fans' reactions to Homelander's sociopathic tendencies.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 28 May 2025
Cronenberg borrows pages of such exchanges in Cosmopolis, starring Robert Pattinson as a young billionaire cruising across Manhattan in a stretch limo, witnessing the implosion of his financial empire — and by extension, the global economy — with a cool, nearly sociopathic indifference.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
There was the rich shopaholic Desperate Housewife; an amorous painter; a sociopathic hitman who was a whiz at pub trivia; a grumpy old man; a schizophrenic; a kids basketball coach; a magician; a dominatrix; a medieval history professor fond of LARP-ing; and a ballroom dancer, to name a few.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2025
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Devan Coggan, EW.com, 13 June 2025
But even after four seasons of peak unhinged behavior, Starr admits he can still be surprised by fans' reactions to Homelander's sociopathic tendencies.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 28 May 2025
Cronenberg borrows pages of such exchanges in Cosmopolis, starring Robert Pattinson as a young billionaire cruising across Manhattan in a stretch limo, witnessing the implosion of his financial empire — and by extension, the global economy — with a cool, nearly sociopathic indifference.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
There was the rich shopaholic Desperate Housewife; an amorous painter; a sociopathic hitman who was a whiz at pub trivia; a grumpy old man; a schizophrenic; a kids basketball coach; a magician; a dominatrix; a medieval history professor fond of LARP-ing; and a ballroom dancer, to name a few.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sociopathic
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Does Marnie's response to her plans getting derailed come off as a bit neurotic?—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
18 July 2025
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Names, dates, positions; her friends, his friends, her own first cousin, Ceil, long dead now, from cancer of the breast—beautiful, neurotic, unmarried Ceil had schtupped her Walter!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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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
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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
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One of Nicole Mitchell’s aunts testified that Carol Mitchell’s communications became increasingly paranoid in the months following the death of her husband Rod Mitchell.—
Ingrid Harbo,
Twin Cities,
17 July 2025
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Ruiz’s father told San Antonio Express-News that his son had been exhibiting signs of a mental disorder, including having hallucinations and making paranoid accusations, in the days leading up to the stabbing.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
2 July 2025
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Johnson is the daughter of actors Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, both of whom played roles over the course of their varied careers that could be construed as in the psychopathic vein.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 July 2025
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Using advanced neuroimaging techniques and the publicly accessible Julich-Brain Atlas, researchers from institutions in Germany and the University of Pennsylvania have pinpointed brain networks that show structural alterations in people exhibiting psychopathic traits.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Leo manages to subtly play Hughes' growing paranoia and fear before his obsessive-compulsive nature fully takes over.—
Derek Lawrence,
EW.com,
13 July 2025
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It is occasionally used today for people with debilitating obsessive-compulsive disorder, but the technique remains unapproved for depression and is largely confined to research trials—some of which have ended in dispiriting, high-profile failure.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 June 2025
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The only aberrant response came from a gaunt middle-aged man on a towel.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Furthermore, some data suggests that the spice's rare toxicity may be linked to aberrant immune responses to curcumin, which may lead immune cells to attack the liver.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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The cells have an ugly, disordered appearance under a microscope.—
Adam B. Kushner,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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In more severe cases, this ongoing pattern may erode a parent’s relationship with food, leading to emotional or disordered eating that feels increasingly difficult to name, let alone break.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Parents,
20 May 2025
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Reeder had been reportedly running in the road and Irondale Police were called on a mentally disturbed person.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
22 July 2025
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That something dark, disturbed, or rotted lurks in a place of light.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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“Sociopathic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sociopathic. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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