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Meaning of ANTISOCIAL

Pronunciation:  `antee'sowshul

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  unwilling or unable to conform to normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior"
  2. [adj]  shunning contact with others; "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial; just shy"
 
 Synonyms: asocial, unsociable, unsocial
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An`ti*so"cial\, a.
Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to
society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial
principles.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: ascetic, austere, cold, cynical, eremitic, introverted, man-hating, misanthropic, misogynous, reclusive, remote, reserved, sexist, solitary, standoffish, Timonistic, unsociable, withdrawn, woman-hating
 

 

 



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