English Explanatory Dictionary

asocial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not social, not relating to society.
  2. Not sociable; having minimal social connections with others; not inclined to connect with others socially.
  3. Antisocial.
noun
  1. A person considered to be antisocial or to exhibit antisocial behaviour, especially as a classification used by the Nazi regime in Germany.

Pronunciation

/eɪˈsəʊʃəl/ /eɪˈsoʊʃəl/

Word forms

asocial more asocial most asocial asocials

Etymology

From a- + social; in the sense of “antisocial” and as a noun, appears to be a calque of German asozial / Asozialer.

Derived words

asocialise asociality asocialize asocially
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