unsocial

«unsocial» in Mova's school dictionary: not wanting to be with other people, or not friendly in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (unsocial)

meaning for a pupil

1) Unsocial means not wanting to be with other people, or not friendly in company. tree →

2) (UK, Ireland, Australia) Unsocial hours are working hours at night, early morning or weekends, when most people are not at work. tree →

sense in the lessons

In family and money talk: nurses, police and bakers often work unsocial hours, sometimes for extra pay. In behaviour talk: «unsocial» is close to «unsociable». «Antisocial» is different: harmful to others.

examples

• Nurses often work unsocial hours. tree →
• Dad gets extra pay for unsocial hours on Sundays. tree →
• Our cat is unsocial and hides when guests come. tree →
• Bakers start at unsocial hours, like 4 in the morning. tree →
• Feeling unsocial sometimes is normal. tree →
• The night shift is unsocial but well paid. tree →

note

Close to «unsociable» (not enjoying company). Do not mix with «antisocial», which means harming or annoying others, like vandalism. «Unsocial hours» is a fixed UK phrase.

In the corpora

• Jobs at unsocial hours, like nights and weekends, often pay more per hour because fewer people want those hours.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unsocial» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.