antisocial

adjective an·ti·so·cial \ˌan-tē-ˈsō-shəl, ˌan-ˌtī-\

: violent or harmful to people

: not friendly to other people

Full Definition of ANTISOCIAL

: averse to the society of others : unsociable

: hostile or harmful to organized society; especially : being or marked by behavior deviating sharply from the social norm

— an·ti·so·cial·ly \-shə-lē\ adverb

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First Known Use of ANTISOCIAL

1797

Related to ANTISOCIAL

Synonyms: aloof, cool, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, standoff, standoffish, unbending, unclubbable, unsociable

Antonyms: cordial, friendly, sociable, social, warm

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with ANTISOCIAL

biosocial, homosocial, psychosocial

ANTISOCIAL Defined for Kids

antisocial

adjective an·ti·so·cial \ˌan-ti-ˈsō-shəl, ˌan-ˌtī-\

Definition of ANTISOCIAL for Kids

: violent or harmful to people <Crime is antisocial.>

: unfriendly <She's not antisocial, just shy.>

Medical Dictionary

antisocial

adjective an·ti·so·cial \-ˈsō-shəl\

Medical Definition of ANTISOCIAL

: 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