Negative Traits Flashcards
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Addictive
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a predisposition to becoming unhealthily dependent upon a substance, practice, person, habit, or other intangible
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Antisocial
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opposed to social order or the founding principles of society
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Apathetic
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lacking emotion, passion, or interest
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Callous
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emotionally hardened
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Catty
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spiteful, in a sneaky way and underhanded way
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Childish
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marked by immaturity or a lack or experience
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Cocky
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brazenly or rudely self-confident
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Compulsive
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subject to irresistible urges
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Confrontational
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eager to challenge, argue, or confront
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Controlling
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inclined to exercise a restraining or directing influence over others
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Cowardly
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shamefully fearful or tentative
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Cruel
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intentionally causing suffering by bringing about emotional or physical harm
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Cynical
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having a disdainful mistrust of others and their motives
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Defensive
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marked by the need to defy aggression or attack
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Devious
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characterized by subtlety and trickery; not straightforward
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Dishonest
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lacking honesty, either overtly or through omission
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Disloyal
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being false to one’s ideals, allegiances, or duties
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Disorganized
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lacking coherence, orderliness, or systematic structure
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Disrespectful
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contemptuous or rude in action or speech
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Evasive
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having an unforthcoming manner; avoiding self-revelation
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Evil
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deeply immoral and wicked
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Extravagant
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exceeding the limits of sensibility or need
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Fanatical
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overly enthusiastic and blindly devoted
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Flaky
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inconsistent in thought, opinion, or intention
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Foolish
lacking good reasoning skills that lead to misjudgements
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Forgetful
likely to not remember
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Frivolous
lacking seriousness
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Fussy
needing or applying too much attention to detail
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Gossipy
reveling in the sharing of sensational news about others
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Greedy
selfishly desiring money or possessions
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Grumpy
negative in nature; inclined to surliness
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Gullible
easily misled or duped
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Haughty
contemptuously proud in a way that disdains others
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Hostile
marked by open resistance or opposition
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Humourless
having no sense of humour
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Hypocritical
pretending to be what one isn't; claiming to believe what one doesn't
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Ignorant
lacking knowledge or education
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Impatient
restless or short tempered when facing delay or opposition
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Impulsive
acting on desires, whims, or inclination without forethought
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Inattentive
habitually not paying attention
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Indecisive
prone to wavering between courses of action
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Inflexible
immovable in will or purpose
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Inhibited
suppressing desires, impulses, and feelings
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Insecure
lacking confidence and surety
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Irrational
unable to reason or think logically
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Irresponsible
refusing to be held accountable for one's actions or obligations
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Jealous
characterized by suspicious and envy
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Judgemental
inclined to judge harshly and unfavourably
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Know-it-all
one who claims to know more than everyone else
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Lazy
disinclined to exercise or work; not energetic or vigorous
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Macho
aggressive pride in one's manly qualities, including a belief in one's right to dominate
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Manipulative
attempting to influence the behaviour of others for one's own benefit
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martyr
one who frequently takes on the victim role as a means of manipulation or to gain validation
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Materialistic
overly concerned with acquiring material things; tying one's value to what one has or can display to others
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melodramatic
overly emotional; exhibiting overblown responses to situations or stimuli, often to create drama or draw attention
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Mischievous
maliciously or impishly troublesome
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Morbid
having a bleak or gruesome outlook or an unhealthy interest in death
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Nagging
continually scolding and verbally prodding others in a unwelcome fashion
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Needy
emotionally fragile; requiring constant attention and support
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Nervous
having an uneasiness of the mind or a brooding fear
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Nosy
intrusive; prying into the affairs of others
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Obsessive
fixated; being subjected to recurring thoughts that take over
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Oversensitive
overly perceptive to emotion; easily hurt by external influences
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Paranoid
inclined to excessive worrying and irrational suspicion
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Perfectionist
perceiving anything less than perfection as failure
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Pessimistic
inclined to focus on the negative and expect the worst possible outcome
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Possessive
needing to own (a thing) or dominate (a subject)
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Prejudiced
being strongly opinionated without sufficient knowledge; having a bias for or against
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Pretentious
characterized by a showiness meant to emphasize one's inflated sense of importance
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Promiscuous
engaging in casual sexual behaviour that is not restricted to one partner
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Pushy
overly assertive; in your face
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Rebellious
flouting the law or resisting authority
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Reckless
marked by a lack of proper caution; being careless of consequences
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Resentful
marked by bitterness
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Rowdy
boisterous and disorderly; a nuisance
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Scatterbrained
exhibiting thoughts that are not logical or connected
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Self-destructive
inclined toward actions and choices that hurt oneself
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Self-indulgent
satisfying one's appetite, passions, and whims without restraint
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Selfish
overly or solely concerned with one's needs
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Sleazy
sordid and corrupt; creepy
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Spoiled
having an attitude of entitlement due to excessive coddling and pampering
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Stingy
exhibiting miserly tendencies
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Stubborn
unyielding or obstinate
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Subservient
extremely compliant and obedient
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Superstitious
believing that omens and symbols can have specific prophetic meaning and that certain ritualistic practices will influences events
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Suspicious
suspecting others without proof or evidence
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Tactless
lacking tact
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Temperamental
marked by unpredictable changes in mood
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Timid
easily cowed; lacking courage, bravery, and self-assurance
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Uncommunicative
reluctant to impart information or share one's feelings and thoughts
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Uncooperative
unwilling to work with others
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Uncouth
lacking common social graces; uncultivated
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Unethical
rejecting accepted moral beliefs and standards of conduct
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Ungrateful
thankless; unappreciative
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Unintelligent
showing poor judgement and flawed thinking; lacking reasoning or wit
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Vain
excessively proud of one's appearance and accomplishments
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Verbose
wordy; inclined to say more than is needed
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Vindictive
disposed toward seeking revenge
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Violent
using physical force to intimidate, abuse, or cause injury
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Volatile
quick to react; having an explosive temper that may grow violent
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Weak-willed
gutless; easily influenced
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Whiny
disagreeable; inclined to complain
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Withdrawn
detached from others, having retreated inside oneself
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Workaholic
someone who works compulsively, sacrificing other interests and responsibilities
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Worrywart
inclined to excessive worrying
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Abrasive
rubbing others the wrong way through lack of thought of care; irritating
