How would you define a person without (or with very bad) social skills?
I don't mean a totally anti-social, but one that struggles to behave in a social context, and feels awkward or out-of-place when forced to stay and talk with other people.
Maybe that would be anti-social, but not by choice… Just thinking to be rejected/avoided by others, and that keeps trying to relate to others but fails everytime.
Is there a word that could describe this? Or else, what word would be the closest and more appropriate to help explain this?
Altough some answer overlap my question this question differs from mine. This question is not about understanding others and their feelings, but rather at behaving in social context, or being marked as a weird/awkward person that's avoided by others.
Best Answer
I think being socially inept could lead to being a social outcast, but the ineptitude precedes the exile.