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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary aso·cial \\(ˌ)ā-ˈsō-shəl\\ adjective DATE 1883 : not social: as a. rejecting or lacking the capacity for social interaction b. antisocial English Etymology asocial 1883, "antagonistic to society or social order," from a- "not" + social; also cf. antisocial. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged asocial \(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 : withdrawn from society and from normal social intercourse :unable or unwilling to conform to social demands — sometimes distinguished from antisocial 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 |
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