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
She laughs and jokes that "I'd be like, 'Oh no I found a sociopath'".
From BBC • Jan. 22, 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
They can recognize that they are being lied to, even being manipulated, but still they believe that somewhere inside the sociopath there is a human being like they are, perhaps a hurting soul gone astray.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2024
Incidentally, Malcolm also thought that Matthew was a sociopath.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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Common Senses: Path ("Feeling")
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