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unsociability

Definitions of unsociability
  1. noun
    an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship
    synonyms: unsociableness
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    antonyms:
    sociability
    the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
    types:
    introversion
    (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings
    aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness
    a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
    closeness, secretiveness
    characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
    internality, inwardness
    preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
    unapproachability
    a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible
    furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness
    a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously
    type of:
    disposition, temperament
    your usual mood
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