UNSOCIABLE


Meaning of UNSOCIABLE in English

I. un ‧ so ‧ cia ‧ ble /ʌnˈsəʊʃəb ə l $ -ˈsoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ society , ↑ sociologist , ↑ sociology , ↑ sociability , ↑ social , ↑ socialism , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialite , ↑ socialization , ↑ sociopath ; adjective : ↑ sociable ≠ ↑ unsociable , ↑ social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL , ↑ unsocial , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialistic , ↑ societal , ↑ sociological , ↑ sociopathic ; adverb : ↑ socially , ↑ sociably , ↑ sociologically ; verb : ↑ socialize ]

not wanting to be with people or to go to social events SYN anti-social

⇨ ↑ unsocial

II. un ‧ so ‧ cial /ˌʌnˈsəʊʃ ə l◂ $ -ˈsoʊ-/ BrE AmE ( also unsociable ) adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ society , ↑ sociologist , ↑ sociology , ↑ sociability , ↑ social , ↑ socialism , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialite , ↑ socialization , ↑ sociopath ; adjective : ↑ sociable ≠ ↑ unsociable , ↑ social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL , ↑ unsocial , ↑ socialist , ↑ socialistic , ↑ societal , ↑ sociological , ↑ sociopathic ; adverb : ↑ socially , ↑ sociably , ↑ sociologically ; verb : ↑ socialize ]

work unsocial hours to work during the night or early in the morning when most people do not have to work

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.