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 verb socialize adverb socially sociably sociologically
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishunsocialun‧so‧cial /ˌʌnˈsəʊʃəl◂ $ -ˈsoʊ-/ (also unsociable) adjective → work unsocial hoursExamples from the Corpus
unsocial• He would learn morality by observing people's reactions when he performed unsocial actions; but he would never be punished.• Several complaints from local residents have been received by the police regarding the unsocial behaviour and vandalism of youths in the park.• Adults lose special rates for specific jobs, shift pay, holiday pay and unsocial hours pay.• I started work early this year in a Nursing Home, and worked some pretty unsocial hours.From Longman Business Dictionaryunsocialun‧so‧cial /ˌʌnˈsəʊʃəl◂-ˈsoʊ-/ adjective British English unsocial hours if someone works unsocial hours, they work at times when most people do not work, such as early in the morning or during the night 