Antisocial

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Antisocial (against society) is often used in colloquial speech to mean unfriendly or not sociable (asocial), expressing antisociality. In scientific use, antisocial refers more specifically to a person who is harmful or hostile to others, or to society in general.

In psychiatry, antisocial or antisocial behavior can refer to:

• Antisocial personality disorder
• Dissocial personality disorder

In sociology, antisocial can refer to:

• behavior opposed or detrimental to social order or that violates social norms, the principles on which society is constituted^[1]

In law, anti-social can refer to:

• Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003
• Anti-Social Behaviour Order
• Public order crime

In music, antisocial may refer to:

• The name for a Happy Hardcore duo formed by Hixxy and Sunset
• "Antisocial" (song), a song by hard rock band Trust, later covered by thrash metal band Anthrax
• Antisocial (album), 2000 album by Turn

[edit] See also

• Conduct disorder
• Juvenile delinquency

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