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an⋅ti⋅so⋅cial

[an-tee-soh-shuhl, an-tahy-]
–adjective
1. unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people: He's not antisocial, just shy.
2. antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing; threatening: an antisocial act.
3. opposed or detrimental to social order or the principles on which society is constituted: antisocial behavior.
4. Psychiatry. of or pertaining to a pattern of behavior in which social norms and the rights of others are persistently violated.
–noun
5. a person exhibiting antisocial traits.

Origin:
1790–1800; anti- + social


an⋅ti⋅so⋅ci⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
an⋅ti⋅so⋅cial⋅ly, adverb


1. unsociable, retiring, misanthropic. 2. disruptive; intimidating; sinister.


1. gregarious; genial, affable.
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Main Entry: an·ti·so·cial
Pronunciation: -'sO-sh&l
Function: adjective
: hostile or harmful to organized society: as a : being or marked by behavior deviating sharply from the social norm b : of, relating to, or characterized by an antisocial personality, the antisocial personality disorder, orbehavior typical of either
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antisocial an·ti·so·cial (ān'tē-sō'shəl, ān'tī-)
adj.
Behaving in a manner that violates the social or legal norms of society.


an'ti·so'cial·ly adv.

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