adjective
- not having learned to behave in ways that are acceptable in society
- not having been made to conform to socialist principles
Usage: political/economic context
Examples
- The unsocialized puppy jumped on every visitor who came to the house.
- Children who grow up in isolation may remain unsocialized in certain ways.
- His unsocialized behavior made it difficult for him to make friends at school.
- The government kept certain industries unsocialized despite public pressure.
- Unsocialized healthcare systems rely on private insurance and payment.
- The unsocialized child had never learned basic table manners.