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A term used to describe people exibiting any sort of behavior in which the intent is to violate the rights of others and otherwise going against society. Examples include murder, bullying, robbery, conning, and rape.
Often confused with asocial which is used to describe people who are shy, introverted, or otherwise avoid socializing or social situations.
Antisocial: Against society
Asocial: Avoid society
GET IT RIGHT, PEOPLE!!!
A word commonly confused with "asocial".
Asocial means simply not being social (it does not imply hatred or negativity, only "absence"), while antisocial insinuates an active hostility or contempt for society as a whole.
Ignorant individual: "See that antisocial loner over there? He/she would rather stay at home and read than talk with me."
Person 2: "Don't you mean asocial?"
Ignorant individual: "What? Same difference."
Often confused with "asocial", which is very different; "asocial" means one who seeks to avoid society, somebody who refuses to or cannot socialize with others, like someone on the autism spectrum.
Antisocial means "against society" or "anti-society"; hostile and antagonistic toward society. This includes behavior that disrespects and violates the rights and feelings of others as well as the order and principles of society, behavior that includes theft, bullying, rape, deception, murder, and general criminal behavior.
An antisocial personality knows the difference between right and wrong but does not care; as long as they get what they want, they don't care who they have to walk over. Any means- manipulation, flattery, intimidation, cruelty, theft, murder- is perfectly justified to them
Robert Hare, revising his psychopathy checklist, says that all psychopaths are antisocial personalities but not all antisocial personalities are psychopaths. Similar to the autism spectrum, antisocial personalities range from obvious sociopaths to extreme (and well-hidden) psychopaths.
A person who is constantly alone by choice. This can also mean a person who is usually with one specified friend, usually sitting alone, away from the rest of the group.
Person 1: hey, instead of being here, lets go sit over there.
Person 2: why, no one is over there
Person 1: So? We can just sit and talk.
Person 2: I guess so, but that seems kind of boring and antisocial.
Person 1: oh well! those people are lame anyway.
I didn't want to see anyone and felt antisocial, it wasted a perfectly good hair day.
Not sociable; not wanting the company of others. Contrary to the laws and customs of society; devoid of sociable instincts or practices.
Often confused with aspd, the term antisocial just refers to people who are a shy, withdrawn, or devoid of social skills.
Normal person: "See that antisocial loner over there? Let’s go talk to them to try and brighten their day."
Ignorant Individual: “Don’t you mean asocial? Antisocial means hostile.”
Normal Person: “Actually, no, look up the definition of asocial. It’s the other way around.”
Main Entry: Antisocial
Function: adjective
Date: 1797
*anti - against, opposite, instead of
1: unwilling or unable to conform to normal standards of social behavior
2: shunning contact with others
Synonyms: eremitic, introverted, misanthropic, reserved, standoffish
Antonyms: affable, friendly, outgoing, social
1: His parents find his facial piercings and black eyeliner to be antisocial.
2: I'm not antisocial, I just don't like you.