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
“For over three years, Anna’s family and friends have waited for justice. Today the jury has spoken, returned its guilty verdict for first-degree murder against this sociopath and justice has arrived,” Los Angeles County Dist.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 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
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
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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