antisocial
adjective
an·ti·so·cial
ˌan-tē-ˈsō-shəl 
ˌan-ˌtī-
ˌan-ˌtī-
1
: averse to the society of others : unsociable
2
: hostile or harmful to organized society
especially
: being or marked by behavior deviating sharply from the social norm
3
psychology
: of, relating to, or characteristic of antisocial personality disorder
Although community placement before discharge reduces subsequent antisocial behavior, most have apparently required outpatient mental health services indefinitely …—
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Examples of antisocial in a Sentence
She's not being antisocial; she's just shy at parties.
she's not antisocial, just extremely shy
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The biggest concern, according to eugenicists, was that these antisocial tendencies were inborn—that genes for crime and poverty were being smuggled into the country in the blood of immigrants.
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Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The biggest concern, according to eugenicists, was that these antisocial tendencies were inborn—that genes for crime and poverty were being smuggled into the country in the blood of immigrants.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Read the full Capricorn Daily Horoscope Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Feeling antisocial?
—USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Years later, Lionel is haunted by guilt over his failure to intervene in Jeff’s antisocial behavior.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Antisocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antisocial. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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antisocial
adjective
an·ti·so·cial
ˌant-i-ˈsō-shəl
ˌan-ˌtī-
2
: being against or bad for society
especially
: being or exhibiting behavior that is very different from accepted behavior
Medical Definition
antisocial
adjective
an·ti·so·cial
-ˈsō-shəl
: hostile or harmful to organized society: as
a
: being or marked by behavior deviating sharply from the social norm
b
: of, relating to, or characterized by an antisocial personality, the antisocial personality disorder, or behavior typical of either
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