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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