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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsocial/#m1)

2) (UK, Ireland, Australia) Unsocial hours are working hours at night, early morning or weekends, when most people are not at work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsocial/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsocial/#x1)
- Dad gets extra pay for unsocial hours on Sundays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsocial/#x2)
- Our cat is unsocial and hides when guests come. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsocial/#x3)
- Bakers start at unsocial hours, like 4 in the morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsocial/#x4)
- Feeling unsocial sometimes is normal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsocial/#x5)
- The night shift is unsocial but well paid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsocial/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/20-wages-salary-and-where-family-money-comes-from/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unsocial» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsocial/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.