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antisocial

  • /ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/ UK
  • /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/ Canada, US
  • /ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/ Canada, US
  • /ˌæntiˈsəʉʃəl/ Australia
  • /ˌɛntiˈsɐʉʃəl/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -əʊʃəl

adjective more antisocial · most antisocial · anti-social

  1. Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people. antisocial person
  2. Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
  3. Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society. antisocial ideals

Opposite: prosocial

noun antisocials · anti-social

  1. An antisocial individual.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: unsociable, asocial, unsocial, unpopular, anti-social, unfriendly, reclusive, withdrawn, aloof, solitary, introverted, standoffish, reserved, hostile, misanthropic, inhospitable

adjective

Opposite: prosocial

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adj hostile to society

日本語反社会的な hanshakaitekina
Deutschgesellschaftsfeindlich
Italianoantisociale, ostile

adj unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people

Españolantisocial
Portuguêsantissocial
Françaisantisocial
Deutschasozial
Italianoasociale, antisociale
Ελληνικάαντικοινωνικός antikoinonikós
Русскийантиобще́ственный antiobščéstvennyj, антисоциа́льный antisociálʹnyj

adj unfriendly toward others

日本語不愛想な buaisouna
Deutschunsozial, asozial
Italianoantisociale, ostile

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@misc{antisocial_2026,
  title = {antisocial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antisocial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}