antisocial
adjective
an·ti·so·cial
ˌan-tē-ˈsō-shəl 
ˌan-ˌtī-
ˌan-ˌtī-
1
: averse to the society of others : unsociable
2
: hostile or harmful to organized society
especially
: being or marked by behavior deviating sharply from the social norm
3
psychology
: of, relating to, or characteristic of antisocial personality disorder
Although community placement before discharge reduces subsequent antisocial behavior, most have apparently required outpatient mental health services indefinitely …—
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She's not being antisocial; she's just shy at parties.
she's not antisocial, just extremely shy
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Interestingly, situational inequality can even affect first-class passengers, by highlighting their privileges, sometimes fostering a sense of entitlement that may lead to antisocial behavior.
—Milad Haghani, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
How does this relate to dogged prosecutor Merritt (Chloe Pirrie), whose antisocial tendencies may exceed Morck’s own?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Third, recent decades have provided a great deal of evidence on the issue of gender differences in counterproductive or problematic work traits, including those who predispose people towards toxic, destructive, and antisocial leadership.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
To solve the murder of Treasury Department honcho Raymond King (J.K. Simmons, getting out while the getting is good) our fabled, antisocial hero forges an uneasy allegiance of convenience with the dead man’s protégé, Marybeth (Cynthia Addai-Robinson).
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
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Milad Haghani, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
How does this relate to dogged prosecutor Merritt (Chloe Pirrie), whose antisocial tendencies may exceed Morck’s own?
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Third, recent decades have provided a great deal of evidence on the issue of gender differences in counterproductive or problematic work traits, including those who predispose people towards toxic, destructive, and antisocial leadership.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
To solve the murder of Treasury Department honcho Raymond King (J.K. Simmons, getting out while the getting is good) our fabled, antisocial hero forges an uneasy allegiance of convenience with the dead man’s protégé, Marybeth (Cynthia Addai-Robinson).
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Antisocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antisocial. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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antisocial
adjective
an·ti·so·cial
ˌant-i-ˈsō-shəl
ˌan-ˌtī-
2
: being against or bad for society
especially
: being or exhibiting behavior that is very different from accepted behavior
Medical Definition
antisocial
adjective
an·ti·so·cial
-ˈsō-shəl
: 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
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