In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
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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SUSPECT
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
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