antisocial behaviour

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ASB
Pronunciation
/ˌæntɪˈsoʊʃəl bɪˈheɪvjər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. This essay aims to deal with the causal relationship between corporal punishment and antisocial behaviour(ASB).
  2. There was no crime or antisocial behaviour(ASB), and everyone respected authority.
  3. While we tend to think of boredom as something that inevitably leads to trouble drinking, gambling, antisocial behaviour(ASB) this research suggests different possibilities.
  4. Parents who verbally abuse their children can do irreparable damage to a child's self esteem that can later poison family relationships and even lead to antisocial behaviour(ASB).
  5. The damaging portrayal of British youth makes unwelcome reading for the government of Tony Blair, prime minister, as it grapples with contentious policies on teenage pregnancy, binge drinking and antisocial behaviour(ASB).

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