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nonsocial

American  
[nahn-soh-shuhl] / ˌnɑnˈsoʊ ʃəl /

adjective

  1. not social: not relating to community, society, or interaction with others.


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Furthermore, the researchers investigated the knockdown effects of ERα or ERβ gene expression in the LS of male mice during situations of social and nonsocial anxiety.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024

“Many people still consider cats—erroneously—to be a largely nonsocial species,” says Daniel Mills, a veterinary behaviorist at the University of Lincoln who was not involved in the study.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2023

But I assure you that the nonsocial features of autism are also front and center in our lives: intense insistence on sameness, atypical responses to sensory stimuli and a remarkable ability to detect small details.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 6, 2021

Need to “save a few bucks”? “Cut out nonsocial eating out.”

From Slate ● May 3, 2019

Moreover, the native or original endowment was conceived, in extreme cases, as nonsocial or even as antisocial.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by John Dewey

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