Asociality has a similar meaning to antisocial, which describes someone who does not take part in society and stays out of social interactions with other people.

Asociality was a marking given to prisoners of the Nazi Regime working/living in concentration camps. It was used to describe a prisoner who was seen as “work-shy" or someone who did not participate in work. This typically included people who were beggars, alcoholics, drug addicts, prostitutes, and pacifists. Roma and Sinti people were also classified as 'asocial'. Asocial people were marked with a black inverted triangle.