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Antisocial vs Prosocial - What's the difference?

antisocial | prosocial | Antonyms |

Prosocial is a antonym of antisocial.



As adjectives the difference between antisocial and prosocial

is that antisocial is unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people while prosocial is beneficial to all parties and consistent with community laws and mores.

As a noun antisocial

is an antisocial individual.

antisocial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
  • Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society

    • Derived terms

    () * antisocially (adverb) * antisociality, the quality of being antisocial * Asbo, antisocial behaviour order * antisocial personality disorder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An antisocial individual.
    • ----

    prosocial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Beneficial to all parties and consistent with community laws and mores
  • Contributing to a beneficial outcome by negotiation, problem solving, problem analysis, clarification, or respectful behaviors

    • Derived terms

    * prosocially * prosocialize

    Antonyms

    * antisocial

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