WORDS FOR DESCRIBING SOMEONE WITH A DISAGREEABLE DISPOSITION
With the recent election of Donald Trump as President of the United States, there has been a lot of words thrown around which may be used for describing someone that has a disagreeable disposition:
Bigot – A bigot is ignorant, racist, small minded, uneducated, sheltered from the rest of the world. A bigot is someone who doesn't tolerate people of different races or religions, or even in many cases opinions. A bigot is someone who openly tells racist jokes or comments for everyone to hear – without caring whether they offend. If someone is “bigoted” they are extremely narrow minded (used as an extreme insult).
Chauvinist - Originally a chauvinist was used to describe someone who blindly, arrogantly and unequivocally believed in their own superiority or cause. However now it more commonly used to mean a man’s belief that men are superior over woman. (in a more common use of the term, you generally hear reference to a “male chauvinist”).
Megalomaniac - If you seriously think you’re the only person smart enough to solve the the crisis in Syria, and you demand to be put in charge, people will think you’re a megalomaniac. You also can have an addiction to power. Often the dictators of the mid-20th century are referred to as megalomaniacs. Being a megalomaniac is also considered to be an actually a psychological and pathological disorder. So a megalomaniac is a person who is an extreme egotist, convinced of their absolute power and greatness with delusions of grandeur and an obsession with power.
Narcissist – a narcissist is someone that is completely self absorbed and concerned with only their self interests. For a narcissist their concerns go above all else. It is not just that they are selfish, it is more and you can use it as a super adjective for being selfish. It is definitely an insult.
Parochial – calling someone “narrow minded” is so overused. Use parochial. If an issue or a matter is parochial, it is trivial or menial. Likewise, a person with a parochial mentality is narrow-minded, basic in many senses and not really open to new ideas.
Belligerent (usually + towards someone) – As an adjective, if someone is belligerent, they're eager to fight. Often used in sentences with towards (not against) an opposing party. Ie racists are often belligerent towards races they feel are inferior to their own.
Aloof – to be “aloof” or aloofness to be distant, remote, or withdrawn. Someone showing aloofness might be shy, or just really doesn't want to be around people. Interestingly, aloof is originally a nautical term. In a storm, if the wind was blowing your ship toward shore, a sailor will steer the ship toward the loof (or weather side) of the boat. This will stop the boat from being pushed aground. So literally trying to keep your distance from shore by steering a loof has given us the term aloof.
Reticent Reticent means either quiet or restrained. If you're reticent about your feelings, you like to keep them to yourself, and you're probably quiet in rowdy groups where everyone is talking over each other.
Insipid - Something insipid is lacking in personality and is not very interesting or inspiring in any way. We have all met people that are insipid, we have even eaten food that lacked flavour and was insipid and all of us have watched a movie or read a book that had an insipid storyline.
