asocial
Americanadjective
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not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
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indifferent to or averse to conforming to conventional standards of behavior.
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inconsiderate of others; selfish; egocentric.
adjective
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avoiding contact; not gregarious
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unconcerned about the welfare of others
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hostile to society or social practices
Etymology
Origin of asocial
Example Sentences
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Maybe he also feared that the scholar would somehow steal the djinn’s thunder, because he’s reduced her to the familiar figure of asocial intellectual.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
The inside of the body was intriguing but asocial.
From New York Times • May 10, 2022
They are asocial, meaning they live by themselves.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2022
This part of the book is a bit technical, but the bottom line is that an imbalance in cellular activity could play a role in the asocial behaviors associated with autism.
From Salon • Jul. 27, 2021
It is in accordance with this that a neurosis should make its victim asocial and should remove him from the usual group formations.
From Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego by Freud, Sigmund
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