Realistic characters have both positive and negative traits. Her's a handy list from the Negative Trait Thesaurus to help you brainstorm. When choosing, think about which traits will hold your character back, damage relationships, and limit self-growth, getting in the way of goal achievement.
by One Stop For Writers®
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
judgemental
know-it-all
lazy
macho
manipulative
martyr
materialistic
melodramatic
mischievous
morbid
nagging
needy
nervous
nosy
obsessive
oversensitive
paranoid
perfectionist
pessimistic
possessive
prejudiced
pretentious
promiscuous
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
bain
verbose
vindicative
violent
volatile
weak-willed
whiny
withdrawn
workaholic
worrywart
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