anti-social behavior
Avoiding all company
Anti-social behavior is conduct that disturbs, harms, or shows disregard for others—vandalism, public intoxication, harassment, excessive noise, or intimidation.
The term appears frequently in British legal and social contexts, where it describes actions that fall short of criminal offenses but degrade community life: The council issued warnings about anti-social behavior in the estate.
In casual use, anti-social sometimes means merely unsociable or preferring solitude, though this conflates different concepts.
- vandalismWillful property damage
- criminal damageIllegal harm to property
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- lyingStating known falsehoods
assault · hate crime · theft · mobbing · harassment · neighbor disputes · ostracism · gaslighting · scapegoating · hooliganism · public disorder · drunk and disorderly · incivilities · trespassing · fraud · impulsivity · cheating · stealing
- public disturbancesriot, disorderly conduct, brawl, disturbing the peace, breach of peace
- public orderriot, public order, breach of peace, disorderly conduct, unlawful assembly
anti-social behaviorsociability
Tendency toward friendly interaction
gregariousness · friendliness · outgoingness · conviviality · social engagement
anti-social behaviorcivic-mindedness
Concern for community wellbeing
altruism · community service · neighborliness · helpfulness · cooperation
anti-social behaviorcompliance
Adhering to requirements
civility · good manners · propriety · decorum · good conduct