sociopath
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Why not plant a high-functioning sociopath as a teacher in a building full of obnoxious, attitudinal, hormonal basket cases?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
"All but one of the characters is a sociopath, so the movie works on almost no levels. I love to put it on and yell at it."
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
It is, unfortunately, the heyday of the harmful sociopath and the abusive clinical narcissist.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025
Jolie won a supporting Oscar in 2000 for her performance as a charismatic sociopath in “Girl, Interrupted,” capping an extraordinary awards run from …
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024
The kind that makes me wonder if my brother is a sociopath.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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