In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANTISOCIAL
antisocial, asocial
(adjective) hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior; “criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial”; “crimes...and other asocial behavior”; “an antisocial deed”
antisocial
(adjective) shunning contact with others; “standoffish and antisocial”; “he’s not antisocial; just shy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
antisocial (comparative more antisocial, superlative most antisocial)
Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people
Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society
Noun
antisocial (plural antisocials)
An antisocial individual.
Source: Wiktionary
An`ti*so"cial, a.
Definition: Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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