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Definition of Antisocial
1. Adjective. Shunning contact with others. "He's not antisocial; just shy"
2. Adjective. Hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior. "An antisocial deed"
Definition of Antisocial
1. a. Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.
Definition of Antisocial
1. Adjective. Unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people ¹
2. Adjective. antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing ¹
3. Adjective. Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antisocial
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Antisocial
1. Behaving in violation of the social or legal norms of society; e.g., the antisocial personality, the psychopath. Compare: asocial. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antisocial
Literary usage of Antisocial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family Interventions edited by Rebecca S. Ashery, Elizabeth B. Robertson, Karol L. Kumpfer (2000)
"Substance abuse and antisocial behavior are highly correlated and share common
factors (Uihlein 1994). Longitudinal studies indicate that early aggressive, ..."
2. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"antisocial Personality Disorder Clinicians should be careful to avoid mislabeling
patients. Although some women may have antisocial personality disorder, ..."
3. The Social Interpretation of History: A Refutation of the Marxian Economic by Maurice William (1921)
"As their Utopian character has already been shown, we must now point out their
antisocial character. The class-struggle theory is fundamentally antisocial. ..."
4. Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools ...by Donna Crawford by Donna Crawford (1997)
"Risk Factors for Violent and antisocial Behavior In their -work on social
development, Catalano and Hawkins have identified four major categories of risk ..."
5. Passion and Criminality in France: A Legal and Literary Study by Louis Proal (1901)
"The whole aesthetic motive of Victor Hugo's plays is but one long antisocial
paradox: for in them it is the lackeys that show Royal dignity, ..."
6. Hostage Negotiation: A Matter of Life and Death by Defense Information Access Network (1987)
"A high correlation seems to exist between child abuse and antisocial behavior.
In most cases the relationship between an antisocial person and family ..."
7. Passion and Criminality: A Legal and Literary Study by Louis Proal, Alfred Richard Allinson (1905)
"The whole aesthetic motive of Victor Hugo's plays is but one long antisocial
paradox: for in them it is the lackeys that show Royal dignity, ..."
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