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antisocial.

Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/Canada, General-American/ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/Canada, General-American/ˌæntiˈsəʉʃəl/Australia

  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
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English antisocial From anti- + social.

noun/ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/Canada, General-American/ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/Canada, General-American/ˌæntiˈsəʉʃəl/Australia

  1. An antisocial individual.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social English antisocial From anti- + social.

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