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ASOCIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does asocial mean?
• ASOCIAL (adjective)
The adjective ASOCIAL has 2 senses:
1. given to avoiding association with others
2. hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
Familiarity information: ASOCIAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Given to avoiding association with others
Context example:
are you asocial or do you just enjoy living in the Antarctic?
Similar:
unsocial (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
Synonyms:
antisocial; asocial
Context example:
an antisocial deed
Similar:
unsocial (not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions)
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