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Negative character traits for fiction

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  1. 1. Abrasive
  2. 2. Abrupt
  3. 3. Abusive
  4. 4. Affected
  5. 5. Agitated
  6. 6. Agonizing
  7. 7. Aimless
  8. 8. Aloof
  9. 9. Amoral
  10. 10. Annoyed
  11. 11. Apathetic
  12. 12. Arbitrary
  13. 13. Argumentative
  14. 14. Arrogant
  15. 15. Artificial
  16. 16. Ashamed
  17. 17. Asocial
  18. 18. Astigmatic
  19. 19. Authoritarian
  20. 20. Avaricious
  21. 21. Babyish
  22. 22. Backstabbing
  23. 23. Bad
  24. 24. Barbaric
  25. 25. Belligerent
  26. 26. Bigoted
  27. 27. Bitter
  28. 28. Bland
  29. 29. Blowhard
  30. 30. Boastful
  31. 31. Boorish
  32. 32. Bossy
  33. 33. Brittle
  34. 34. Brutal
  35. 35. Brutish
  36. 36. Bullying
  37. 37. Calculating
  38. 38. Callous
  39. 39. Cantakerous
  40. 40. Cantankerous
  41. 41. Careless
  42. 42. Caustic
  43. 43. Chaotic
  44. 44. Charmless
  45. 45. Cheating
  46. 46. Childish
  47. 47. Clamorous
  48. 48. Clingy
  49. 49. Close-minded
  50. 50. Clueless
  51. 51. Coarse
  52. 52. Cold
  53. 53. Cold-hearted
  54. 54. Colorless
  55. 55. Commitment-phobe
  56. 56. Complacent
  57. 57. Complaintive
  58. 58. Compulsive
  59. 59. Conceited
  60. 60. Condemnatory
  61. 61. Condescending
  62. 62. Conniving
  63. 63. Contemptible
  64. 64. Contemptuous
  65. 65. Controlling
  66. 66. Cowardly
  67. 67. Crass
  68. 68. Criminal
  69. 69. Cross
  70. 70. Crude
  71. 71. Cruel
  72. 72. Cynical
  73. 73. Dastardly
  74. 74. Decadent
  75. 75. Deceitful
  76. 76. Deceptive
  77. 77. Defeated
  78. 78. Delusional
  79. 79. Demanding
  80. 80. Deny
  81. 81. Dependent
  82. 82. Depressed
  83. 83. Deranged
  84. 84. Desiccated
  85. 85. Despairing
  86. 86. Despondent
  87. 87. Destructive
  88. 88. Devious
  89. 89. Difficult
  90. 90. Diffident
  91. 91. Dirty
  92. 92. Disagreeable
  93. 93. Disconcerting
  94. 94. Discouraged
  95. 95. Discouraging
  96. 96. Discourteous
  97. 97. Disdainful
  98. 98. Disgusted
  99. 99. Dishonest
  100. 100. Disingenuous
  101. 101. Disloyal
  102. 102. Dismissive
  103. 103. Disorderly
  104. 104. Disorganised
  105. 105. Disorganized
  106. 106. Disparaging
  107. 107. Disputatious
  108. 108. Disrespectful
  109. 109. Disruptive
  110. 110. Dissolute
  111. 111. Dissonant
  112. 112. Distractable
  113. 113. Distractible
  114. 114. Distressed
  115. 115. Disturbing
  116. 116. Dogmatic
  117. 117. Domineering
  118. 118. Dull
  119. 119. Duplicitous
  120. 120. Easily Discouraged
  121. 121. Egocentric
  122. 122. Egotistical
  123. 123. Enervated
  124. 124. Enraged
  125. 125. Envious
  126. 126. Erratic
  127. 127. Escapist
  128. 128. Evasive
  129. 129. Evil
  130. 130. Excessive
  131. 131. Expedient
  132. 132. Faithless
  133. 133. False
  134. 134. Fanatical
  135. 135. Fawning
  136. 136. Fickle
  137. 137. Finicky
  138. 138. Fixed
  139. 139. Flippant
  140. 140. Flustered
  141. 141. Foolish
  142. 142. Foul
  143. 143. Fraudulent
  144. 144. Frenetic
  145. 145. Frightened
  146. 146. Frightening
  147. 147. Frivolous
  148. 148. Frustrated
  149. 149. Furious
  150. 150. Fussy
  151. 151. Gives Up Easily
  152. 152. Gloomy
  153. 153. Glum
  154. 154. Gluttonous
  155. 155. Gossipy
  156. 156. Graceless
  157. 157. Greedy
  158. 158. Grim
  159. 159. Grouchy
  160. 160. Grumpy
  161. 161. Gullible
  162. 162. Hard-hearted
  163. 163. Hard-minded
  164. 164. Harried
  165. 165. Harsh
  166. 166. Hateful
  167. 167. Haughty
  168. 168. Hedonistic
  169. 169. Hidebound
  170. 170. High-handed
  171. 171. Hopeless
  172. 172. Horrified
  173. 173. Hostile
  174. 174. Hot-headed
  175. 175. Hot-tempered
  176. 176. Humiliated
  177. 177. Hyper
  178. 178. Hypocritical
  179. 179. Ignorant
  180. 180. Ill-bred
  181. 181. Imitative
  182. 182. Immature
  183. 183. Impertinent
  184. 184. Impolite
  185. 185. Impractical
  186. 186. Imprudent
  187. 187. Impudent
  188. 188. Inactive
  189. 189. Inane
  190. 190. Incoherent
  191. 191. Inconsiderate
  192. 192. Incurious
  193. 193. Indecisive
  194. 194. Indiscriminate
  195. 195. Indolent
  196. 196. Inefficient
  197. 197. Inert
  198. 198. Inhibited
  199. 199. Insensitive
  200. 200. Insincere
  201. 201. Insipid
  202. 202. Insolent
  203. 203. Insulting
  204. 204. Intolerant
  205. 205. Irascible
  206. 206. Irrational
  207. 207. Irresponsible
  208. 208. Irritable
  209. 209. Jaded
  210. 210. Jealous
  211. 211. Jittery
  212. 212. Judgmental
  213. 213. Know-it-all
  214. 214. Lackadaisical
  215. 215. Lazy
  216. 216. Liar
  217. 217. Libidinous
  218. 218. Licentious
  219. 219. Limited
  220. 220. Lying
  221. 221. Malicious
  222. 222. Manipulative
  223. 223. Mannerless
  224. 224. Mawkish
  225. 225. Mealymouthed
  226. 226. Mean
  227. 227. Mechanical
  228. 228. Meddlesome
  229. 229. Meretricious
  230. 230. Miserable
  231. 231. Miserly
  232. 232. Misleading
  233. 233. Money-minded
  234. 234. Monstrous
  235. 235. Morbid
  236. 236. Muddle-headed
  237. 237. Nagging
  238. 238. Narcissistic
  239. 239. Narrow
  240. 240. Narrow-minded
  241. 241. Negative
  242. 242. Negativistic
  243. 243. Neglectful
  244. 244. Negligent
  245. 245. Neurotic
  246. 246. Nihilistic
  247. 247. No Purpose
  248. 248. Not Trustworthy
  249. 249. Obnoxious
  250. 250. Obsessive
  251. 251. Obstinate
  252. 252. One-sided
  253. 253. Opportunistic
  254. 254. Ornery
  255. 255. Overbearing
  256. 256. Overwhelmed
  257. 257. Paranoid
  258. 258. Passive
  259. 259. Passive-aggressive
  260. 260. Paternalistic
  261. 261. Pathetic
  262. 262. Patronizing
  263. 263. Pedantic
  264. 264. Perverse
  265. 265. Pessimistic
  266. 266. Petty
  267. 267. Pharissical
  268. 268. Phony
  269. 269. Pitiful
  270. 270. Plodding
  271. 271. Pompous
  272. 272. Possessive
  273. 273. Power-hungry
  274. 274. Predatory
  275. 275. Prejudiced
  276. 276. Presumptuous
  277. 277. Pretentious
  278. 278. Prideful
  279. 279. Primitive
  280. 280. Prissy
  281. 281. Procrastinating
  282. 282. Profligate
  283. 283. Prudish
  284. 284. Pugnacious
  285. 285. Puritanical
  286. 286. Pusillanimous
  287. 287. Quarrelsome
  288. 288. Querulous
  289. 289. Quick-tempered
  290. 290. Reactionary
  291. 291. Reactive
  292. 292. Reckless
  293. 293. Regimental
  294. 294. Repressed
  295. 295. Repugnant
  296. 296. Repulsive
  297. 297. Resentful
  298. 298. Ridiculous
  299. 299. Rigid
  300. 300. Rowdy
  301. 301. Rude
  302. 302. Ruthless
  303. 303. Sadistic
  304. 304. Sanctimonious
  305. 305. Sardonic
  306. 306. Scatter-brained
  307. 307. Scatty
  308. 308. Scheming
  309. 309. Scornful
  310. 310. Self-centered
  311. 311. Self-destructive
  312. 312. Self-important
  313. 313. Self-indulgent
  314. 314. Self-pitying
  315. 315. Selfish
  316. 316. Shallow
  317. 317. Shiftless
  318. 318. Shifty
  319. 319. Short-tempered
  320. 320. Shortsighted
  321. 321. Simple-minded
  322. 322. Simplistic
  323. 323. Sinister
  324. 324. Sloppy
  325. 325. Small-thinking
  326. 326. Smug
  327. 327. Snarky
  328. 328. Softheaded
  329. 329. Sordid
  330. 330. Spendthrift
  331. 331. Spineless
  332. 332. Spoiled
  333. 333. Squeamish
  334. 334. Sterile
  335. 335. Stiff
  336. 336. Stingy
  337. 337. Stupid
  338. 338. Sullen
  339. 339. Superficial
  340. 340. Tactless
  341. 341. Tardy
  342. 342. Tasteless
  343. 343. Tense
  344. 344. Terrified
  345. 345. Thievish
  346. 346. Thoughtless
  347. 347. Timid
  348. 348. Touchy
  349. 349. Treacherous
  350. 350. Troublesome
  351. 351. Two-faced
  352. 352. Unappreciative
  353. 353. Unbalanced
  354. 354. Uncaring
  355. 355. Uncharitable
  356. 356. Unconvincing
  357. 357. Uncooperative
  358. 358. Uncoordinated
  359. 359. Uncreative
  360. 360. Uncritical
  361. 361. Unctuous
  362. 362. Undependable
  363. 363. Underhanded
  364. 364. Undisciplined
  365. 365. Unethical
  366. 366. Unforgiving
  367. 367. Unfriendly
  368. 368. Ungrateful
  369. 369. Unhappy
  370. 370. Unhealthy
  371. 371. Unimaginative
  372. 372. Unimpressive
  373. 373. Unjust
  374. 374. Unkempt
  375. 375. Unkind
  376. 376. Unlovable
  377. 377. Unmerciful
  378. 378. Unpolished
  379. 379. Unprincipled
  380. 380. Unrealistic
  381. 381. Unreflective
  382. 382. Unreliable
  383. 383. Unrestrained
  384. 384. Unself-critical
  385. 385. Unstable
  386. 386. Unsuitable
  387. 387. Upset
  388. 388. Vacant
  389. 389. Vacuous
  390. 390. Vague
  391. 391. Vain
  392. 392. Venal
  393. 393. Vengeful
  394. 394. Venomous
  395. 395. Vindictive
  396. 396. Violent
  397. 397. Weak
  398. 398. Weak-willed
  399. 399. Wicked
  400. 400. Wishful
  401. 401. Wishy-washy
  402. 402. Worried

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