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
Asked on Friday why he used "sociopath", Mr Linehan replied: "Because the things he was involved in caused great misery to people."
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
“Even in the department they work in, you have to keep an eye over your shoulder. A sociopath does pretty well in this environment, but you don’t want too many sociopaths in the same department.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
It is, unfortunately, the heyday of the harmful sociopath and the abusive clinical narcissist.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025
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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