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unsocial

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un·so·cial  (n-sshl)
adj.
Having or showing a lack of desire for the company of others.

un·social·ly adv.

unsocial [ʌnˈsəʊʃəl]
adj
1. not social; antisocial
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (of the hours of work of certain jobs) falling outside the normal working day
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unsocial - not seeking or given to associationunsocial - not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors"
ungregarious - (of animals) not gregarious
unsociable - not inclined to society or companionship; "an unsociable nature...shy and reserved"; "generally unsociable except with intimate friends"; "unsociable behavior"; "an unsociable neighborhood"
social - living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior"
Translations
unsocial [ʌnˈsəʊʃəl] ADJantisocial
to work unsocial hourstrabajar fuera de las horas normales
unsocial [ʌnˈsəʊʃəl] adj (British) [hours] → en dehors de l'horaire normal
unsocial
adj to work unsocial hoursaußerhalb der normalen Arbeitszeiten arbeiten; at this unsocial hourzu so nachtschlafender Zeit
unsocial [ʌnˈsəʊʃəl] adj unsocial hoursorario msg sconveniente


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My Dear Sir: I find that my friends are not quite satisfied with the account you have given of them in your clever novel entitled " An Unsocial Socialist.
This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence, that an inheritance so proper and convenient for a band of brethren, united to each other by the strongest ties, should never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties.
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