antisocial

• Descreve comportamento que contraria as normas sociais ou uma pessoa que evita interação social; em psicologia, pode indicar transtorno de personalidade antissocial, mas no uso comum também é quem prefere ficar sozinho.

Describes behavior that is against the norms of society, or a person who avoids social interaction.

1. Avoiding social contactB2formal

   Tending to avoid the company of others; not sociable.

   Antissocial

   • He is quite antisocial and prefers to stay home alone.
   • Her antisocial behavior made it hard for her to make friends.
   • After a long week, she felt antisocial and declined the party invitation.

   Sinônimosaloofintrovertedreclusivereservedsolitarystandoffishunfriendlyunsociablewithdrawn

   Antônimosfriendlygregariousoutgoingsociablesocial

2. Hostile to social normsB2formal

   Actively hostile or harmful to the established standards of social behavior.

   Antissocial

   • The vandalism was an antisocial act that shocked the community.
   • His antisocial tendencies led to conflicts with his neighbors.
   • The law aims to punish antisocial behavior like public harassment.

   Sinônimosanarchicdefianticonoclasticrebellioussubversive

   Antônimosconformingcooperativesocial