sociofugal
soc·i·o·fug·al
sociofugal · more sociofugal · most sociofugal
Of a place, etc.: involving the arrangement of a group of people so that each person…Of a place, etc.: involving the arrangement of a group of people so that each person can maintain some privacy from the others.
UK/ˌsəʊ.si.ə(ʊ)ˈfjuː.ɡl̩/US/ˌsoʊ.si.o(ʊ)ˈfju.ɡ(ə)l/
Meaning
1 sensesOf a place, etc.: involving the arrangement of a group of people so that each person can maintain some privacy from the others.
Origin
From socio- (prefix meaning ‘society’) + -fugal (suffix meaning ‘travelling out from’), coFrom socio- (prefix meaning ‘society’) + -fugal (suffix meaning ‘travelling out from’), coined by the English psychiatrist Humphry Osmond (1917–2004) in 1957: see the quotation.
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Forms
more sociofugal, most sociofugal| Comparative | more sociofugal Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sociofugal Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form