dissocial

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ social

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɪˈsəʊʃəl/

Adjective

dissocial (comparative more dissocial, superlative most dissocial)

  1. Unfriendly to society; selfish.
    dissocial feelings
    • 1817, Jeremy Bentham, A Table of the Springs of Action
      Under the general name of self-regarding interest (No. 14.) are comprisable the several particular interests, corresponding to all the several motives, that do not belong either to the social class (No. 10.) or the dissocial class (No. 11.)

See also

Further reading
  • dissocial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • dissocial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
  • dissocial at OneLook Dictionary Search

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