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antisocial

 adjective
     
antisocial
1 antisocial behaviour is violent or harmful to other people, or shows that you do not care about other people:
She was finding it hard to cope with her son's increasingly antisocial behaviour.
Smoking is an antisocial habit.
2 someone who is antisocial does not enjoy meeting or being with other people [≠ sociable]:
If I don't go tonight, everyone will accuse me of being antisocial.
3 an activity or job that is antisocial does not give you the chance to meet other people:
I got fed up with the low pay and antisocial hours.
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