dissocial

[ dih-soh-shuhl ]

/ dɪˈsoʊ ʃəl /

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adjective

disinclined to or unsuitable for society; unsocial.

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Origin of dissocial

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dissocial

dis·so·ci·al·i·ty, noun

Words nearby dissocial

dissipated, dissipation, dissipation trail, dissipative system, dissociable, dissocial, dissociate, dissociated anesthesia, dissociated nystagmus, dissociation, dissociation sensibility

How to use dissocial in a sentence

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