antisocial

See also: anti-social

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From anti- + social.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/, /ˌæntaɪˈsoʊʃəl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊʃəl

Adjective

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

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

antisocial (plural antisocials)

  1. An antisocial individual.

French

Etymology

anti- + social

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. antisocial

Descendants

  • Russian: а̀нтиобще́ственный (àntiobščéstvennyj) (calque)

Further reading


Romanian

Etymology

From French antisocial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.ti.so.t͡ʃiˈal/

Adjective

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

  1. antisocial

Declension

References


Spanish

Etymology

anti- + social

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /antisoˈθjal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.soˈθjal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /antisoˈsjal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.soˈsjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: an‧ti‧so‧cial

Adjective

antisocial (plural antisociales)

  1. antisocial

Further reading

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