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asocial
- /eɪˈsəʊʃəl/ UK
- /eɪˈsoʊʃəl/ US
Where it comes from
From a- + social; in the sense of “antisocial” and as a noun, appears to be a calque of German asozial / Asozialer.
adjective more asocial · most asocial
- Not social, not relating to society. 1974, Raymond Williams, Television: Technology and Cultural Form, New York: Schocken Books, 1975, Chapter 5, pp. 127-128, All media operations are in effect desocialised […] . But it is then interesting that from this wholly unhistorical and asocial base McLuhan projects certain images of society […
- Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially. Mrs Alphen, from her deck chair, would call at him brightly, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself, being so selfish and neglecting us ladies and all!” and she would gesture at the deck chair beside her, but he would only smile and scuttle away, realizing that he was asocial and a scoundrel.
- Antisocial. Contrasting with the complete haphazardness with which the inmates are selected are the categories, meaningless in themselves but useful from the standpoint of organization, into which they are usually divided on their arrival. In the German camps there were criminals, politicals, asocial elements,
noun asocials
- A person considered to be antisocial or to exhibit antisocial behaviour, especially as a classification used by the Nazi regime in Germany. “Remember, there was no on-paper legislation against blacks, so they were often admitted to work camps on trumped-up charges and under various crimes. Some were interned as Communists, or as immigrants, who wore the blue badge. Or as homosexuals, who wore the pink badge, or as repeat criminals, who
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adj not social
| Italiano | asociale |
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adj not sociable
| Español | asocial, huraño, montañero, cusumbosolo |
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| Italiano | asociale, antisociale, insocievole |
Talk about this word "asocial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asocial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. asocial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asocial "asocial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asocial.Cite this
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