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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

/ ˌæ²Ô³Ùɪˈ²õəʊʃə±ô /

adjective

  1. avoiding the company of other people; unsociable
  2. contrary or injurious to the interests of society in general
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Derived Forms

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·²õ´Çc¾±Â·²¹±ôi·³Ù²â noun
  • ²¹²Ôt¾±Â·²õ´Çc¾±²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of antisocial1

First recorded in 1790–1800; anti- + social
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Example Sentences

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Police are also warning about antisocial behaviour in the university area of the city.

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The force said it was keen to improve the image of Bangor's high street, which has had problems with street drinking and antisocial behaviour in the past.

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The council was called to the property following neighbour complaints about noise, antisocial behaviour and overcrowding.

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When a society's collective life force turns negative in this way, that helps to spawn authoritarians, demagogues and other kinds of toxic and antisocial leaders and movements.

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This isn't Twitter, which is awash in trolls responding to incentives that encourage antisocial emotions like bullying, and is losing users for it.

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