ASOCIAL

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”

asocial

(adjective) given to avoiding association with others; “bears are asocial secretive animals”; “are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

asocial (comparative more asocial, superlative most asocial)

not social

not sociable

(perhaps colloquial, sometimes, proscribed) antisocial

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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