antisocial

• anti-social

From anti- +‎ social.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/, /ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/

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• Rhymes: -əʊʃəl

antisocial (comparative more antisocial, superlative most antisocial)

1. Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.
2. Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.
3. Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.
4. (colloquial, proscribed) Asocial, shy, or introverted.
   • 2008, Elly Konijn, Mediated interpersonal communication, page 204:

     However, while potentially damaging to the target's self-esteem and psychological well-being, there are arguably more harmful aspects of intentional antisocial behavior than cyberostracism.

• prosocial

antisocial (plural antisocials)

1. An antisocial individual.

From anti- +‎ social.

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ti.sɔ.sjal/

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• Homophones: antisociale, antisociales

antisocial (feminine antisociale, masculine plural antisociaux, feminine plural antisociales)

1. antisocial

• Russian: а̀нтиобще́ственный (àntiobščéstvennyj) (calque)

• “antisocial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from French antisocial.

• IPA^(key): /an.ti.so.t͡ʃiˈal/

antisocial m or n (feminine singular antisocială, masculine plural antisociali, feminine and neuter plural antisociale)

1. antisocial

• “antisocial”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

From anti- +‎ social.

• IPA^(key): /antisoˈθjal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.soˈθjal] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /antisoˈsjal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.soˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: an‧ti‧so‧cial

antisocial m or f (masculine and feminine plural antisociales)

1. antisocial

• “antisocial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

antisocial (not comparable)

1. antisocial

• asocial

• antisocial in Svensk ordbok (SO)