The person could also be acerbic, belligerent or acrimonious, pugnacious or rancorous.
Definitions of antagonist. someone who offers opposition. synonyms: adversary, opponent, opposer, resister.
argumentative. adjective. showing disapproval someone who is argumentative often argues or disagrees with people.
dissent. verb. formal to express strong disagreement, especially with what people in authority think or with what most people think.
dissension Add to list Share. You can use the noun dissension for situations where people just can't agree or get along.
nonconformist Add to list Share. A nonconformist is someone who doesn't conform to other people's ideas of how things should be. Activists, artists, street performers, your wacky uncle Marvin — anyone who marches to the beat of a different drummer is a nonconformist.
Argumentative personalities could stem from a wide range of factors including: Communication behaviors learned in childhood. Unhappiness. Insecurity or shame.
having a chip on one's shoulder. litigious. pugnacious. quarrelsome.
narcissistic Add to list Share.
: a person who hates or distrusts humankind.
If you love to argue, you're eristic. Being eristic is a fairly common quality for a debater to have. Eristic describes things that have to do with an argument, or simply the tendency to debate, especially when someone loves to win an argument and values that more highly than arriving at the truth.
But oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) includes a frequent and ongoing pattern of anger, irritability, arguing and defiance toward parents and other authority figures. ODD also includes being spiteful and seeking revenge, a behavior called vindictiveness.
Toxic arguments happen when there is blame and contempt. This destroys any chance of sustaining a healthy connection. By having the course got confront these patterns, you can transform your communication. Resolution only takes a willingness to get started and look at yourself.
They turn the story around to make it seem like you are at fault, deflecting attention and blame away from them to make you feel guilty. This type of emotional manipulation is called gaslighting.
apologist. noun. formal someone who defends something such as a belief.
peacemaker. noun. someone who tries to stop people from arguing and fighting.
Intuitive Thinking personality types are the most likely of all of the types to be argumentative, according to research led by Donald Loffredo, Ed. D, at the University of Houston. ENTJs in particular tended to score as highly argumentative.
People with narcissistic personality disorder are extremely resistant to changing their behavior, even when it's causing them problems. Their tendency is to turn the blame on to others.
Overview. Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. They need and seek too much attention and want people to admire them. People with this disorder may lack the ability to understand or care about the feelings of others.
contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful. expressing extreme contempt. contumelious. arrogantly insolent.
Definitions of know-it-all. someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others. synonyms: know-all. type of: egoist, egotist, swellhead. a conceited and self-centered person.
remorseless ADJECTIVE. 1 Without regret or guilt.
Children with ADHD tend to be more argumentative and have more explosive emotions than those without ADHD. In fact, it is often noted that those with ADHD may feel emotions up to 3 times MORE intensely than those without ADHD.
People on the narcissism spectrum — from those with narcissistic traits to those with diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) — may have an intense desire to win arguments, as it helps keep their ego intact. At times, it may seem as though they'll accomplish this by any means necessary.