I've seen rudderless used in this context. 'He doesn't know what he wants/needs, he has nothing going on; he's rudderless.
not informed about or aware of something he was ignorant of their wedding plans. unaware. oblivious. uninformed. clueless.
• individualist, “Someone who does as they wish, unconstrained to external influences” • strong-minded, “Having a vigorous, independent will and views” • self-assertive, “determined to advance one's own personality or views”
For a person who does not know anything on certain areas specifically, there is “ignorant”. “ Unintelligent” can be for someone who has the capacity to think but could not arrive at a logic. “ Innocence” refers to someone who lacks the knowlegde due to maturity.
Alexithymia is when a person has difficulty experiencing, identifying, and expressing emotions.
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. The original meaning of reticent describes someone who doesn't like to talk.
A pantomath (pantomathēs, παντομαθής, meaning "having learnt all", from the Greek roots παντ- "all", "every" and the root μαθ-, meaning "learning", "understanding") is a person whose astonishingly wide interests and knowledge span the entire range of the arts and sciences.
Other forms: know-it-alls. 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.
The term “conversational narcissist” was coined by sociologist Charles Derber who describes the trait of consistently turning a conversation back to yourself. A balanced conversation involves both sides, but conversational narcissists tend to keep the focus on themselves.
persistent. pertinacious. sedulous. steadfast. stop-at-nothing.
If you always do what you're told, you can be described as obedient. Authority figures love to have obedient followers. When you realize that the word obedient comes from a Latin word meaning “to obey,” it's easy to remember what obedient means.
The colloquialism control freak usually describes a person with an obsession with getting things done a certain way.
People may face feelings of insignificance due to a number of causes, including having low self-esteem, being depressed, living in a huge, impersonal city, comparing themselves to wealthy celebrity success stories, working in a huge bureaucracy, or being in awe of a natural wonder.
You can call someone “incorrigible” if they refuse to change their behavior because they see nothing wrong with it. Someone who knows they are in the wrong but refuses to admit it is “stubborn.” A person who tries to blame others and weasel their way out of responsibility is “irresponsible.”
To protect themselves from feelings of inferiority and shame, narcissists must always deny their shortcomings, cruelties, and mistakes. Often, they will do so by projecting their own faults on to others.
An ideologue is someone who has very strong beliefs or opinions and stubbornly sticks to them no matter what. An ideologue will insist they're right even when evidence suggests they might be wrong. If you call someone an ideologue, it's an insult.
Ultracrepidarian. Definition: one who is presumptuous and offers advice or opinions beyond one's sphere of knowledge. The meaning of this word comes from a story in antiquity, in which the famed Greek painter Apelles one day heard a cobbler criticizing the way he had rendered a foot in a painting.
a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside their area of expertise.
: love of knowledge. specifically : excessive striving for or preoccupation with knowledge. epistemophiliac. -lēˌak. noun.
Fisticuffs is the act of fighting, or boxing, with bare hands. A heated argument can sometimes end in fisticuffs, with both participants punching wildly at each other.
Someone who is taciturn is reserved, not loud and talkative. The word itself refers to the trait of reticence, of seeming aloof and uncommunicative. A taciturn person might be snobby, naturally quiet, or just shy.
1. : containing more words than necessary : wordy. a verbose reply. also : impaired by wordiness. a verbose style.
Alexithymia (/əˌlɛksɪˈθaɪmiə/ ə-LEK-sih-THY-mee-ə), also called emotional blindness, is a neuropsychological phenomenon characterized by significant challenges in recognizing, expressing, and describing one's own emotions. It is associated with difficulties in attachment and interpersonal relations.