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antisocial

/ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-so-cial
IPA
/ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing.

adj

Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society.

noun

An antisocial individual.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/
  • British English: /ˌæntiˈsəʊʃəl/

Inflected Forms

more antisocial (comparative) most antisocial (superlative) anti-social (alternative) antisocials (plural)

Derived Forms

antisocialism antisociality antisocialize antisocially antisocialness ASBO nonantisocial

Phrases

antisocial behaviour order antisocial personality disorder

Synonyms

asocial

Antonyms

prosocial

Rhymes With

social psychosocial

Questions

How do you pronounce antisocial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntiˈsoʊʃəl/.
What does antisocial mean?
Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.
Where does antisocial come 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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