ASOCIAL


Meaning of ASOCIAL in English

(ˈ)ā+|- adjective

Etymology: a- (II) + social

1. : inconsiderate of or hostile to the needs, desires, or customs of others : selfish

a defensory wall of asocial behavior — F.H.Allport

2. : withdrawn from society and from normal social intercourse : unable or unwilling to conform to social demands — sometimes distinguished from antisocial

a vast difference between an acceptable social attitude and an asocial or reclusive attitude — A.T.Weaver

• asocialism (ˈ)ā+ noun -s

• asociality |ā+ noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.