Antisocial

Antisocial

Antisocial ("against society") can refer to a person who is harmful or hostile to others, or society in general. It is widely misused to refer to what may be termed "unfriendly" or "not social."

In psychiatry, antisocial or antisocial behavior can refer to:

*Antisocial personality disorder
*Dissocial personality disorder

In sociology, or antisocial can refer to:

*behavior opposed or detrimental to social order or that violates social norms, the principles on which society is constituted [cite web | url = http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/antisocial antisocial | title = - Definitions from Dictionary.com | publisher = Dictionary.com, LLC | accessdate = 2008-08-19 ]
*Anti-Social Behaviour Order
*Public order crime

In music:

*The name for a Happy Hardcore duo formed by Hixxy and Sunset
*"Antisocial" (song), a song by hard rock band Trust

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  • antisocial — antisocial, iale, iaux [ ɑ̃tisɔsjal, jo ] adj. • 1776; de 1. anti et social ♦ Contraire à la société, à l ordre social. Principes antisociaux. ♢ (1832) Qui n est pas social, va contre les intérêts des travailleurs. Mesure antisociale. ♢ Psychol.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • antisocial — ANTISOCIÁL, Ă, antisociali, e, adj. Care se abate de la regulile de bună convieţuire în societate, care constituie o primejdie pentru societate. [pr.: ci al] – Din fr. antisocial. Trimis de ana zecheru, 29.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  antisociál adj …   Dicționar Român

  • antisocial — antisocial, ale (an ti so si al, a l ) adj. Contraire à la société, qui tend à la dissoudre. Système antisocial. Principes antisociaux. •   Je réponds, sur la possession [l usage] de n avoir payé que d une manière volontaire, que l impôt que l on …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Antisocial — An ti*so cial, a. Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • antisocial — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Que no acepta las convenciones sociales: Es un individuo antisocial, vive en su cabaña y nunca concede entrevistas. 2. Que ataca las bases de la organización o convivencia social: Las leyes que… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Antisocĭal — (v. gr. u. lat.), was dem allgemein gesellschaftlichen Zustand widerspricht …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Antisocial — Antisocial, was gegen die bürgerliche Gesellschaft gerichtet ist, z.B. Kommunismus und Socialismus …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • antisocial — asocial, *unsocial, nonsocial Analogous words: anarchic, anarchistic, anarchist (see under ANARCHY): misanthropic, pessimistic, *cynical Antonyms: social …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • antisocial — see unsociable, unsocial …   Modern English usage

  • antisocial — [adj] nonparticipating; avoiding company alienated, ascetic, asocial, austere, cold, cynical, eremetic, hermitlike, introverted, misanthropic, reclusive, remote, reserved, retiring, solitary, standoffish, uncommunicative, unfriendly, unsociable,… …   New thesaurus

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