antisocial

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Personally, I've had more than my share of this kind of antisocial conduct masquerading as politics.

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  1. adjective Shunning the society of others; not sociable.
  2. adjective Hostile to or disruptive of the established social order; marked by or engaging in behavior that violates accepted mores: gangs engaging in vandalism and other antisocial behavior.
  3. adjective Antagonistic toward or disrespectful of others; rude.

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  • Maggie-Sue makes the word antisocial look cozy; she's an elementalist who gets dragged into what passes for the real world by a short dead man, also part of the team. —  FSF,June2005
  • She is also fiercely antisocial, a computer hacker, and is employed as an agent by an exclusive security firm.
  • At other late-night gatherings such behavior might be seen as awkward, antisocial, or ill-mannered.
  • Zionism was a "soul-sustaining community," but he was antisocial, and was "nauseated by it." —  Israel Palestine Blogs
  • Even if she was the tiniest bit shaky at times, she made up for it with the heart she put into the song and if you weren't moved by it you must be what they call 'antisocial' in the psychiatric world. —  Mirror.co.uk - News
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/æntɪˈsoʊʃəl/
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