dissocial

[ dih-soh-shuhl ]

adjective

1. disinclined to or unsuitable for society; unsocial.

Other Words From

• dis·soci·ali·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissocial¹

1755–65; < Late Latin dissociālis irreconcilable, equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + sociālis sociable ( social )

Example Sentences

In most persons, and in all, at different periods, the amiable and social propensities predominate over the dissocial and malign.

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