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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·ti·so·cial \\ˌan-tē-ˈsō-shəl, ˌan-ˌtī-\\ adjective DATE 1797 1. averse to the society of others : unsociable 2. hostile or harmful to organized society; especially : being or marked by behavior deviating sharply from the social norm \\-shə-lē\\ adverb English Etymology anti-social also antisocial, 1797, from anti- + social. First-attested use is in sense of "unsociable;" meaning "hostile to social order or norms" is from 1802. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 antisocial anti·social / 7Anti5sEuFl; NAmE -5souFl / adjective1. harmful or annoying to other people, or to society in general 反社会的；危害社会的；令人讨厌的: antisocial behaviour 反社会行为 2. not wanting to spend time with other people 不合群的；孤癖的: They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go. 要是你不去,他们就会认为你不合群。 ⇨ compare sociable OLT antisocial adj. ⇨ solitary Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged an·ti·so·cial \| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|-\ adjective Etymology: anti- (I) + social 1. a. : tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse b. : hostile to the well-being of society c. : characterized by markedly deviating behavior < antisocial actions > < crime is antisocial > < antisocial persons > 2. : averse to the society of others or to social intercourse : misanthropic < stand-offish and antisocial — Hamilton Basso > • an·ti·so·ci·al·i·ty \ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ-\ noun -es • an·ti·so·cial·ly \| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|-\ adverb |
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