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antisocial

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

adjective

  1. unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people.

    He's not antisocial, just shy.

    Synonyms: , ,
    Antonyms: , ,
  2. antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing; threatening.

    an antisocial act.

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  3. opposed or detrimental to social order or the principles on which society is constituted.

    antisocial behavior.

  4. 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.

antisocial

/ ˌæԳɪˈəʊʃə /

adjective

  1. avoiding the company of other people; unsociable

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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • antisociality noun
  • antisocially adverb
  • ˌԳپˈdz adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of antisocial1

First recorded in 1790–1800; anti- + social
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Of course, all fictional detectives, whether social, antisocial or introverted, tend to be superhuman to some degree, whatever personal challenges they might face, with a more original, more acute perception than their colleagues.

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Meanwhile OnPoint has been accused of being a magnet for crime and antisocial behavior.

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Right now, Nathan Fielder is doing groundbreaking, career-defining work over on HBO’s “The Rehearsal,” exploring one of the number one causes of airplane crash fatalities that no one has successfully addressed yet: antisocial behavior.

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It's not so surprising that some men have trouble connecting to women, making friends or doing well at work, when they're flocking in large numbers to online influencers telling them to behave like antisocial freaks.

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New-year celebrations have become a byword for antisocial behaviour in many Dutch cities and public support for a ban has gradually changed the minds of politicians too.

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