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antisocial.

Adjective
General
MEANING

1. Acting against others' interests or accepted rules of social conduct.

2. Unwilling to socialize or spend time with others.

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Words that belong together

  • antisocial behavior
  • antisocial conduct

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The policy addressed antisocial behavior around the station.
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antisocial

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more antisocial; superlative most antisocial when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.

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