antisocial
unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people: He's not antisocial, just shy.
antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing; threatening: an antisocial act.
opposed or detrimental to social order or the principles on which society is constituted: antisocial behavior.
Psychiatry. of or relating to a pattern of behavior in which social norms and the rights of others are persistently violated.
a person exhibiting antisocial traits.
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- an·ti·so·ci·al·i·ty, noun
- an·ti·so·cial·ly, adverb
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How to use antisocial in a sentence
The researchers found that the child who was hit or yelled at more often was consistently more likely to display delinquent or antisocial behavior.
Americans are still spanking their kids. A new study shows how harmful that is. | Caitlin Gibson | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostIf the twin who gets more harsh parenting is also the more antisocial one, then that would suggest that there’s some kind of environmental component, and it’s not genetic.
Americans are still spanking their kids. A new study shows how harmful that is. | Caitlin Gibson | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostThere is no evidence that this induced change in free will beliefs has any effect on morality, such as antisocial behavior, cheating, conformity, or willingness to punish.
Do We Have Free Will? Maybe It Doesn't Matter - Facts So Romantic | Jim Davies | April 7, 2021 | NautilusThey couldn’t connect with me, saw what they believed was me pulling away and becoming antisocial.
Traditional school isn’t always the way to go, and I wish my parents had seen that earlier | Kenneth R. Rosen | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostHe rejects attempts to over-psychologize his subject while admitting that he reportedly was exceedingly antisocial in many of his traits.
Did Stalin’s rise to power foretell the butchery that came next? | Robert Service | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post
He was said to have had “antisocial issues,” withdrawing and refusing to participate in class.
We Already Know What Adam Lanza’s Real Motive Was at Sandy Hook | Michael Daly | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSurfing, skating, punk rock—these were all very antisocial and rebellious at their births, but are now billion dollar industries.
He had all his digits and limbs and, to my knowledge, had committed no antisocial acts with his legally obtained explosives.
But boys and men who feel like losers in a deeply divided society develop antisocial habits.
South Africa Rallies Against Fatal Gang Rape | Eusebius McKaiser | February 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut when this witness began to act out in antisocial ways, his mother sent him off to foster care.
Jerry Sandusky Trial, Day Four: ‘Was Mrs. Sandusky Home?’ | Diane Dimond | June 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAgain a crowd—a mob is an example of this—may be distinctly antisocial, if we attach any ethical meaning to the term.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinIt is antisocial in a case expressly meant by its final cause for the triumph of sociality; 2.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols) | Thomas De QuinceyAnd so many survival reactions outlast their usefulness, becoming essentially antisocial and antisurvival.
The Short Life | Francis Donovanantisocial beings are almost always mentally and physically dawdlers, who are incapable of continuous mental or physical labour.
The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study | Jean-Marie GuyauEven such antisocial persons as outlaws frequently move in bands and have their chiefs.
Society | Henry Kalloch Rowe
British Dictionary definitions for antisocial
/ (ˌæntɪˈsəʊʃəl) /
avoiding the company of other people; unsociable
contrary or injurious to the interests of society in general
Derived forms of antisocial
- antisocially, adverb
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