Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Shunning the society of others; not sociable.
- adjective Hostile to or disruptive of the established social order; marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores.
- adjective Antagonistic toward or disrespectful of others; rude.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Specifically, in sociology, pertaining to a class of persons devoid of normal social instincts and showing criminal tendencies.
- Averse or antagonistic to sociality or social intercourse.
- Opposed to social order, or the principles on which society is constituted.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Unwilling or unable to
associate normally with other people - adjective
antagonistic ,hostile , or unfriendly toward others; menacing - adjective Opposed to social order or the principles of society;
hostile toward society
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
- adjective shunning contact with others
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term antisocial forces is considered code in Japanese for organized crime.
Fujitsu Executive Claims He Was Forced Out Juro Osawa 2010
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The term antisocial forces is considered code in Japanese for organized crime.
Fujitsu Executive Claims He Was Forced Out Juro Osawa 2010
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They use the term antisocial personality disorder.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America 2003
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The Socialists are firmly against the idea of a 'social-VAT,' which they describe as antisocial, saying it helps business owners while hurting consumers.
French Consumers Glum William Horobin 2012
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Tokyo Metro's monthly Manner Manner Poster campaign utilizes bold, cartoon-like depictions of a certain antisocial behavior subway riders should avoid doing ... on the subway, at least.
Japanese Subway Manner Posters The Nag 2008
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Tokyo Metro's monthly Manner Manner Poster campaign utilizes bold, cartoon-like depictions of a certain antisocial behavior subway riders should avoid doing ... on the subway, at least.
Archive 2008-12-01 The Nag 2008
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Most behaviors that we call antisocial deliver an immediate benefit to the antisocial individual.
David Sloan Wilson: Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection II: The Original Problem 2009
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This suggests a certain diminished tolerance for what is defined as antisocial behavior; Eric Monkkonen, on the other hand, in “A Disorderly People?”
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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This suggests a certain diminished tolerance for what is defined as antisocial behavior; Eric Monkkonen, on the other hand, in “A Disorderly People?”
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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In what might be called antisocial networking, Facebook held a town hall meeting in Palo Alto hours after Mr. Obama's appearance, with three House Republican leaders and bitter antagonists of the president: Eric Cantor of Virginia, Kevin McCarthy of California, and Paul D.
NYT > Home Page By MARK LANDLER 2011
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