NEGATIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

 NEGATIVE PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

 

Arrogant — He thinks he’s the best.
Big-headed — The same as “arrogant.
Self-centred — The world has to revolve around him!
Vain — He loves looking at himself in the mirror.
Boastful — He always talks about how brilliant he is and all the amazing things he does.
Pompous — Like “arrogant” but in a way that makes him look foolish.

Callous — He doesn’t care about anyone, especially those who are weaker than him.
Cynical — He sees the bad side in everybody’s personality and actions.
Overcritical — He exaggerates the negative things you do.
Patronising — Sometimes his words sound kind — but he’s really showing how much more important he is than you.

 

Aloof — He’s unfriendly, cold and distant.
Impolite — He’s rude.
Inconsiderate — He does things that hurt or annoy you without thinking about your feelings.
Thoughtless — The same as “inconsiderate.”

 

Confrontational — He tries to challenge you, even when it’s not necessary.
Defensive — He behaves as if you’re attacking him, even if you aren’t.
Hostile — He behaves like your enemy.
Belligerent — He’s aggressive and hostile.
Bitchy — He makes small, sarcastic comments about you. They seem small, but they’re designed to hurt you.
Nasty — He’s not nice.
Bossy — He likes telling you what to do — like a boss.
Cruel — He actually enjoys seeing other people in pain and sometimes creates that pain.
Domineering — He likes to have control over everyone in every situation.

 

Deceitful — She pretends to be your friend, then she’ll stab you in the back (do something bad to you after you’ve started trusting her).
Dishonest — She’s not honest.
Machiavellian — She intelligently uses different people against each other to get what she wants.
Sneaky — She does things that you don’t know about that affect you negatively.
Untrustworthy — You can’t trust her. She lies!

 

Dogmatic — She has strong beliefs and doesn’t accept any view outside those beliefs.
Inflexible — When she’s made plans, NOTHING can change them.
Intolerant — She doesn’t like certain types of people and will never accept them. Sometimes this can be extreme, like racism, sexism or homophobia.
Narrow-minded — She has a small view of the world and doesn’t accept ideas outside that view.
Stubborn — You will never be able to change her opinion on anything.
Obstinate — Like “stubborn,” but a little stronger.
Pig-headed — Like “obstinate.” But with a pig.
Fussy — She likes everything to be a certain way. If there’s a change, she gets very upset or angry.

 

Indiscreet — Sometimes you don’t want somebody shouting your bank balance out across a crowded office. Or you don’t want someone to walk in the room with a bottle of whiskey when your Saudi client is visiting. But Amber will do these things.
Tactless — It’s like “indiscreet” but with words. It means she sometimes says something stupid that might hurt someone, usually without realizing it.
Unpredictable — You don’t know what she’s going to do next!
Vague — She doesn’t explain things clearly.
Impatient — If she has to wait too long for anything, she gets angry. Maybe she’ll walk away.
Unreliable — If she tells you that she’s going to meet you at 7 o’clock, she probably won’t. You can’t trust her to keep her promises.

 

 Jealous — She hates seeing you with other people.
Possessive — She only wants you to spend time with her. You have no other friends now.
Resentful — She still gets angry about things that happened a long time ago.
Secretive — She regularly keeps secrets from you.

 

Idle — “Lazy” describes someone who doesn’t want to do anything. “Idle” describes the situation of not doing anything.
Careless — He doesn’t care enough about things, so he can often lose or break them.
Irresponsible — If you give him a task to do, he will mess it up (do it very badly).
Untidy — He doesn’t tidy up and leaves a mess everywhere. He’s probably got some food on his shirt, too.

 

Cowardly — He’s afraid of everything.
Foolish — He doesn’t have the brains to make the right decisions — so he makes bad decisions.
Gullible – If you told him that you’d just been invited to Tom Cruise’s space station party on the moon, he’d believe you.
Indecisive — He finds it difficult to make decisions — so he often sticks with “no decision.”
Weak-willed — You can easily convince him to do what he doesn’t want to do. He’s also probably addicted to something (alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, cheese — something).

 

Quick-tempered — She gets angry very easily.
Grumpy — She’s always in a bad mood and doesn’t want to speak with you.
Moody — Her moods are unpredictable. Sometimes she seems fine, and then suddenly she’s in a bad mood.
Pessimistic — She always sees the negative side of things.
Sullen — Like “grumpy.”
Touchy — You can make her angry or upset very easily.

 

Overemotional — When she’s unhappy or angry, she’s very unhappy or very angry.
Clingy — She wants to be with you all the time, and you just can’t lose her. — unless you run away really fast when she’s not looking.
Finicky — She’s very fussy and wants everything to be the way she wants. She gets upset if you do something the “wrong” way.
Silly — She’s not serious and can behave a bit like a child sometimes.
Vulgar — She’s not sophisticated. Her jokes are often sexual and rude.