NEGATIVE TRAITS IN THIS BOOK
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws contains descriptive profiles for 115 personality flaws that will show a character's dysfunctional side, lead to friction and clashes, and generally cause problems for them in the story. Each entry lists the behaviors, attitudes, and tendencies associated with that trait so you can write a character's actions and choices based on who they are.
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Abrasive
Addictive
Antisocial
Apathetic
Callous
Catty
Childish
Cocky
Compulsive
Confrontational
Controlling
Cowardly
Cruel
Cynical
Defensive
Devious
Dishonest
Disloyal
Disorganized
Disrespectful
Evasive
Evil
Extravagant
Fanatical
Flaky
Foolish
Forgetful
Frivolous
Fussy
Gossipy
Greedy
Grumpy
Gullible
Haughty
Hostile
Humorless -
Hypocritical
Ignorant
Impatient
Impulsive
Inattentive
Indecisive
Inflexible
Inhibited
Insecure
Irrational
Irresponsible
Jealous
Judgmental
Know-It-All
Lazy
Macho
Manipulative
Martyr
Materialistic
Melodramatic
Mischievous
Morbid
Nagging
Needy
Nervous
Nosy
Obsessive
Oversensitive
Paranoid
Perfectionist
Pessimistic
Possessive
Prejudiced
Pretentious
Pushy -
Rebellious
Reckless
Resentful
Rowdy
Scatterbrained
Self-Destructive
Self-Indulgent
Selfish
Sleazy
Spoiled
Stingy
Stubborn
Subservient
Superstitious
Suspicious
Tactless
Temperamental
Timid
Uncommunicative
Uncooperative
Uncouth
Unethical
Ungrateful
Unintelligent
Vain
Verbose
Vindictive
Violent
Volatile
Weak-Willed
Whiny
Withdrawn
Workaholic
Worrywart