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Winston’s in danger of being crushed by the system, not just a few popular-kid sociopaths, and the unassuming nature of Dinklage’s performance gives the character a stubborn dignity amid all the silliness and prosthetics.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
We’re overrun by leaders who are psychopaths or sociopaths (people who disregard social norms and the rights of others).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Luthor lacks depth, portrayed simply as an abusive sociopath who’s targeting Superman out of spite, and indulging in ‘reckless science’ at the cost of destroying the world entirely.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
To be clear: this doesn’t mean all climate skeptics are sociopaths.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
We’re overrun by leaders who are psychopaths or sociopaths (people who disregard social norms and the rights of others).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Luthor lacks depth, portrayed simply as an abusive sociopath who’s targeting Superman out of spite, and indulging in ‘reckless science’ at the cost of destroying the world entirely.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
To be clear: this doesn’t mean all climate skeptics are sociopaths.
—Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Sociopath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sociopath. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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sociopath
noun
so·cio·path
ˈsō-sē-ə-ˌpath 
ˈsō-sh(ē-)ə-
ˈsō-sh(ē-)ə-
: a sociopathic individual
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