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antisocial

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an·ti·so·cial  (nt-sshl, nt-)
adj.
1. Shunning the society of others; not sociable.
2. Hostile to or disruptive of the established social order; marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores: gangs engaging in vandalism and other antisocial behavior.
3. Antagonistic toward or disrespectful of others; rude.

anti·social·ly adv.

antisocial
Adjective
1. avoiding the company of other people
2. (of behaviour) annoying or harmful to other people
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.antisocialantisocial - shunning contact with others; "standoffish and antisocial"; "he's not antisocial; just shy"
unsociable - not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"
2.antisocial - hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior; "criminal behavior or conduct that violates the rights of other individuals is antisocial"; "crimes...and other asocial behavior"; "an antisocial deed"
unsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors"

antisocial
Translations
antisocial [æntɪˈsəuʃəl] adjantisocial

antisocial [ˈæntɪˈsəuʃəl] adj (= unfriendly) → peu liant(e)insociable (= against society); antisocial(e)

antisocial [ˈæntɪˈsəuʃəl] adjunsozial;
(person) → ungesellig

antisocial [ˈæntɪˈsəuʃəl] adjasociale (= against society); antisociale

antisocial
adj antisocial [ӕntiˈsəuʃəl]
1 against the welfare of the community etc It is antisocial to drop rubbish in the street. antisosiaal لاإجْتِماعي антисоциален protispolečenský samfundsfjendtlig unsozial αντικοινωνικός antisocial ühiskonnavastane مخالف اصول اجتماعی yhteiskunnanvastainen, epäsosiaalinen antisocial אַנטִי-חֶברָתִי असामाजिक asocialan antiszociális antisosial andfélagslegur antisociale 反社会的な 반사회적인 kenkiantis/kenksmingas visuomenei, antisocialinis antisociāls anti-sosial asociaal samfunnsfiendtlig aspołeczny antisocial antisocial антиобщественный nespoločenský družbi škodljiv antisocijalan asocial, samhällsfientlig ที่ต่อต้านสังคม toplum yaşayışına aykırı, toplumun hoş karşılamadığı 反社會的 антигромадський, антисоціальний غیر سماجی phản xã hội
2 not wanting the company of others Since his wife died, he has become more and more antisocial. onsosiaal نَفور مِن الأخْتِلاط بِالآخِرين необщителен nespolečenský usocial; indesluttet ungesellig αντικοινωνικός insociable seltsimatu گوشه گیر seuraa karttava sauvage לא חֶברוּתִי तन्हाईपसंद nedruštven visszahúzódó menyendiri ófélagslyndur asociale 社交嫌いの 비사교적인 atsiskyręs nuo žmonių, ieškantis vienumos nesabiedrisks bersendirian asociaal usosial, innesluttet nietowarzyski retraído nesociabil необщительный nespoločenský nedružaben nedruštven asocial, osällskaplig ซึ่งไม่เข้าสังคม insan ilişkilerinden kaçan, asosyal 孤僻的 нетовариський, некомпанійський سماج بیزار khó gần


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Professor Homel also said that aggression and antisocial behaviour often occurs outside a party location, and that this area needs to be monitored by hosts as much as the party location itself.
Professor Rockian notes, for example, that depression experienced by a person with a dependent style will differ markedly from depression experienced by someone with an antisocial personality.
The year is 2076, and sixteen-year-old Bo Marsten suffers from the same lack of self-control that has landed his father and brother in jail for antisocial activities.
 
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