unsocial
Britishadjective
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not social; antisocial
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(of the hours of work of certain jobs) falling outside the normal working day
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If being social is good for us, why do we choose to be so unsocial?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Even Liz Hammel, with a self-described “naturally unsocial temperament,” made herself say hello to every passerby while walking her dog — and it worked!
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
As Letterman would walk and run onto the stage, Mr. Kalter would introduce him with a sarcastic flair as “the king of unsocial media,” “nocturnal rainforest mammal” and other monikers.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2021
She said this was due to "repeated exposure to and the cumulative effects of trauma" combined with other stresses such as "long shifts and unsocial work hours".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2019
Amid the dark, sequestered glade, No more the brute shall roam; For man, unsocial man, hath made That wilderness his home: And convent bell, with notes forlorn, Is heard, at midnight, eve, and morn.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
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