PERSONALITY TRAITS NEGATIVE Flashcards
Abrasive
rude and unfriendly:
She has a rather abrasive manner.
He can sometimes be abrasive in meetings.
Abrupt
using too few words when talking, in a way that seems rude and unfriendly:
an abrupt manner/reply
He is sometimes very abrupt with clients.
Abusive
Using rude and offensive words:
an abusive letter/phone call
He was apparently abusive to the flight attendants.
Acid
Used to describe a remark or way of speaking that is cruel or criticizes something in an unkind way:
her acid wit
When she spoke her tone was acid.
Airhead
A stupid person,
She is such an airhead
Aloof
Not friendly or willing to take part in things:
She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.
A queer fish
Person who is slightly strange or crazy.
Artful/cunning
intelligent and skillful, esp. in persuading, sometimes without being completely honest:
In our conversation, he was artfully vague about his plans.
Asinine
ASINEIN
extremely stupid:
an asinine comment
Backbiting
Unpleasant and unkind talk about someone who is not present
Barmy
Slightly crazy. Not another one of her barmy ideas!
Belligerent
Wishing to fight or argue:
a belligerent person
a belligerent gesture
Watch out! Lee’s in a belligerent mood.
Churlish
rude, unfriendly, and unpleasant:
They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse.
Deceitful
Dishonest or hiding the truth:
deceitful behaviour
He never struck me as deceitful before.
Demented
unable to think or act clearly because you are extremely worried, angry, or excited by something:
She was nearly demented with worry when her son didn’t come home.
Self-deprecating
in a way that tries to make yourself, your abilities, or your achievements seem less important:
Of course, a child could do that,” she said self-deprecatingly.
Uncharitable
unkind and unfair:
The uncharitable explanation is that she’s too afraid to ask.
Shirker
someone who avoids something, especially work:
We have no room for shirkers in this office.
Exasperating (infuriating)
annoying, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem:
It’s so exasperating when he won’t listen to a word that I say.
Bigoted
having strong, unreasonable beliefs and disliking other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life:
She’s so bigoted that she refuses to accept anyone who doesn’t think like her.
Malefactor
a person who does bad or illegal things