dissocial

[dih-soh-shuhl]

adjective

1. disinclined to or unsuitable for society; unsocial.

Other Word Forms

• dissociality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissocial¹

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

Example Sentences

However, it said clinical evidence for Jenkinson's diagnosis of "conduct dissocial disorder", which was revealed at her sentencing, was not present before the murder as mental health services were "still in the process of assessing... and formulating a clinical opinion" at the time of the attack.

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A psychiatric report found he had dissocial personality disorder and was highly narcissistic.

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The court heard Almahri had a dissocial personality disorder, which meant he had a low tolerance of frustration which would manifest itself in aggression, including violence.

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An initial court-ordered psychiatric review concluded that Breivik suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, but a second review diagnosed only “dissocial personality disorder” and “narcissistic traits.”

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One gave Breivik a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, a severe mental illness that would preclude imprisonment, while the other found him narcissistic and dissocial – having a complete disregard for others – but criminally sane.

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