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.

  • Averse or antagonistic to sociality or social intercourse.
  • Opposed to social order, or the principles on which society is constituted.
  • Specifically, in sociology, pertaining to a class of persons devoid of normal social instincts and showing criminal tendencies.

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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anti- +‎ social

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Examples

  • The term antisocial forces is considered code in Japanese for organized crime.

    Fujitsu Executive Claims He Was Forced Out Juro Osawa 2010

  • The term antisocial forces is considered code in Japanese for organized crime.

    Fujitsu Executive Claims He Was Forced Out Juro Osawa 2010

  • They use the term antisocial personality disorder.

    The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America 2003

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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