asocial

Meaning

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. (colloquial, proscribed) Antisocial.

Noun

A person considered to be antisocial or to exhibit antisocial behaviour, especially as a classification used by the Nazi regime in Germany.

Synonyms

antisocial

unsociable

alienated

hostile

unneighbourly

unsocial

Translations

asociale

asocial

asozial

asocial

menfaatperest

merdümgiriz

asocial

asociaal

ungesellig

associable

antisocial

insociable

antisocial

αντικοινωνικός

ακοινώνητος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɪˈsəʊʃ(ə)l/

Etymology

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