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neurotic vs sociopath

sociopath vs neurotic

neurotic and sociopath both are nouns.

neurotic is an adjective but sociopath is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neurotic Yes Yes No No
sociopath Yes No No No
As nouns, sociopath is a hyponym of neurotic; that is, sociopath is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neurotic:
  • neurotic: a person suffering from neurosis
  • sociopath: someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
Other hyponyms of neurotic include claustrophobe, hysteric, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive, psychopath.
neurotic (noun) sociopath (noun)
a person suffering from neurosis someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
neurotic (adjective) sociopath (adjective)
affected with emotional disorder
characteristic of or affected by neurosis
Difference between neurotic and sociopath

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