antisocial

[ an-tee-soh-shuhl, an-tahy- ]
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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.

  1. opposed or detrimental to social order or the principles on which society is constituted: antisocial behavior.

  2. Psychiatry. of or relating to a pattern of behavior in which social norms and the rights of others are persistently violated.

noun
  1. a person exhibiting antisocial traits.

Origin of antisocial

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; anti- + social

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Other words from antisocial

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

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British Dictionary definitions for antisocial

antisocial

/ (ˌæntɪˈsəʊʃəl) /


adjective
  1. avoiding the company of other people; unsociable

  2. contrary or injurious to the interests of society in general

Derived forms of antisocial

  • antisocially, adverb

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