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not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.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 practice of art seemed an asocial, even antisocial activity.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
That, they explained, means that "this paranoid style is not restricted to the social domain, and that it can be modeled in relatively asocial animals."
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2020
It’s clear that they both need to move on from their asocial tendencies for healthier relationships.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2020
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 Sigmund Freud
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