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.
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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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antisocial (ˌæntɪˈsəʊʃəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  avoiding the company of other people; unsociable
2.  contrary or injurious to the interests of society in general
 
anti'socially
 
adv

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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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Example sentences
There is more than one way to turn an antisocial particle into one that hangs
  out with the crowd.
Not everyone who heads for the wilderness is antisocial.
Children with conduct disorder may go on to develop personality disorders as
  adults, particularly antisocial personality disorder.
He felt that imprisonment without such treatment was virtually useless in
  curbing antisocial behavior.
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