unsociable
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·so·cia·ble /ʌnˈsəʊʃəbəl $ -ˈsoʊ-/ adjective FRIENDLY#not wanting to be with people or to go to social events 不爱交际的,不合群的 SYN anti-social → unsocialExamples from the Corpus
unsociable• The hours can be long and sometimes unsociable, and the responsibilities testing.• Thomas Fuller Bacon was born in Stamford in 1824 and was considered to be stubborn, selfish and unsociable as a child.• Being unsociable can be very catching.• Southall was grumpy and unsociable, not like him.• At full whack, I would guess that the Rivera exhibits some very unsociable tendencies indeed.un·so·cia·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
wanting Corpus not to with be people to or
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unsociable
un‧so‧cia‧ble /ʌnˈsəʊʃəbəl $ -ˈsoʊ-/
adjective
SYN anti-social
⇨ unsocial
un‧so‧cial /ˌʌnˈsəʊʃəl◂ $ -ˈsoʊ-/
(also unsociable) adjective
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adjective Word Family: noun: society, sociologist, sociology, sociability, social, socialism, socialist, socialite, socialization, sociopath; adjective: sociable ≠ unsociable, social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL, unsocial, socialist, socialistic, societal, sociological, sociopathic; adverb: socially, sociably, sociologically; verb: socialize
not wanting to be with people or to go to social events SYN anti-social
⇨ unsocial
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(also unsociable) adjective Word Family: noun: society, sociologist, sociology, sociability, social, socialism, socialist, socialite, socialization, sociopath; adjective: sociable ≠ unsociable, social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL, unsocial, socialist, socialistic, societal, sociological, sociopathic; adverb: socially, sociably, sociologically; verb: socialize
work unsocial hours to work during the night or early in the morning when most people do not have to work