Sociopath vs Maniac - What's the difference?

sociopath | maniac |


As nouns the difference between sociopath and maniac

is that sociopath is a person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person's early life while maniac is an insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.

sociopath

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person with an antisocial personality disorder, exhibiting antisocial behavior that usually is the result of social and environmental factors in the person's early life.

    • Derived terms

    * sociopathy * sociopathic

    See also

    * psychopath * (Psychopathy) * (Antisocial personality disorder)

    maniac

    English

    Alternative forms

    * maniack (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
  • A fanatic, a person with an obsession.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * brainiac * trainiac

    Related terms

    * -maniac * mania * maniacal

    Anagrams

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