antisocial
adjective uk/ˌæn.tiˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ us/ˌæn.t̬iˈsoʊ.ʃəl/
C1 反社会的;对社会有害的;危害公共利益的
harmful to society
antisocial behaviour 反社会举动
Increasingly, smoking is regarded as an antisocial habit. 越来越多的人把吸烟视为危害公共利益的恶习。
C1 不爱交际的;厌恶社交的;不合群的
often avoiding spending time with other people
I hope they won't think I'm antisocial if I don't join them in the bar. 我希望他们不要因为我不跟他们一起去酒吧，就认为我不合群。
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- Almost overnight, that sweet little child had turned into an antisocial monster.
- There's a problem of antisocial behaviour among teenagers in the town.
- They have very antisocial neighbours who play music all night and leave rubbish everywhere.
- Sport and other clubs keep young people from becoming involved in vandalism and other antisocial activities.
- Surely religion ought to prevent people behaving in an antisocial and immoral way?