unpleasant person

/ˈʌnˌplɛznt ˌpʌrsn/

Other forms: unpleasant persons

Definitions of unpleasant person

1. noun

   a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
   synonyms: disagreeable person

   types:

   aggravator, annoyance

   an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

   alienator

   an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile

   anathema, bete noire

   a detested person or thing

   bore, dullard

   a person who evokes boredom

   cold fish

   an aloof unemotional person

   creep, spook, weirdie, weirdo, weirdy

   someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

   critic

   someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

   cynic, faultfinder

   someone who is critical of the motives of others

   egoist, egotist, swellhead

   a conceited and self-centered person

   grabber

   an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately

   churl, crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump

   a bad-tempered person

   incubus

   someone who causes great distress or anxiety

   joker, turkey

   a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

   demon, devil, fiend, monster, ogre

   a cruel, wicked, and inhuman person

   oppressor

   a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures

   nuisance, pain, pain in the neck

   a bothersome annoying person

   pawer

   a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner

   Goth, barbarian, boor, churl, heathen, peasant, tike, tyke

   a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

   pharisee

   a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

   pill

   a unpleasant or tiresome person

   prima donna

   a vain and temperamental person

   prude, puritan

   a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

   bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot

   a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

   flouter, jeerer, mocker, scoffer

   someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision

   common scold, nag, nagger, scold, scolder

   someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

   selfish person

   a person who is unusually selfish

   sneak

   a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible

   scorner, sneerer

   a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression

   prig, snob, snoot, snot

   a person regarded as arrogant and annoying

   snorter

   someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound

   disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman

   a woman who is an unpleasant person

   arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart

   a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

   upstart

   an arrogant or presumptuous person

   vulgarian

   a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)

   bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, grumbler, moaner, sniveller, squawker, whiner

   a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining

   dirt ball, insect, louse, worm

   a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

   buzzard

   an unpleasant and contemptible person, especially one who is rapacious

   troglodyte

   a bad-mannered person with ignorant or outdated ideas

   authoritarian, dictator

   a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner

   bag, old bag

   an ugly or ill-tempered woman

   blowhard, boaster, braggart, bragger, line-shooter, vaunter

   a very boastful and talkative person

   carper, niggler

   someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way

   crab, crabby person

   a quarrelsome grouch

   demoniac

   someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

   depreciator, detractor, disparager, knocker

   one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

   dog in the manger

   someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for

   dragon, tartar

   a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

   egocentric, egoist

   a self-centered person with little regard for others

   egomaniac

   an abnormally egotistical person

   exhibitionist, show-off, showboat

   someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention

   exploiter, user

   a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically

   fire-eater, hothead

   a belligerent grouch

   dog, frump

   a dull, unattractive, or unpleasant person

   gasbag, windbag

   a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics

   harridan

   a scolding (even vicious) old woman

   hog, pig

   a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

   know-all, know-it-all

   someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others

   kvetch

   (Yiddish) a constant complainer

   meanie, meany, unkind person

   a person of mean disposition

   megalomaniac

   a pathological egotist

   miles gloriosus

   a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)

   misanthrope, misanthropist

   someone who dislikes people in general

   monopoliser, monopolist, monopolizer

   someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something

   narcissist, narcist

   someone who is excessively self-centered

   nitpicker

   someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms

   nudnick, nudnik

   (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest

   opportunist, self-seeker

   a person who places expediency above principle

   platitudinarian

   a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes

   popinjay

   a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)

   ribald

   a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language

   roaster

   a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment)

   she-devil

   a cruel woman

   shrew, termagant

   a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

   pig, slob, sloven, slovenly person

   a coarse obnoxious person

   climber, social climber

   someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior

   stuffed shirt

   a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned

   switcher, whipper

   a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip

   persecutor, tormenter, tormentor

   someone who torments

   torturer

   someone who inflicts severe physical pain (usually for punishment or coercion)

   harpy, hellcat, vixen

   a malicious woman with a fierce temper

   smart aleck, weisenheimer, wise guy, wisenheimer

   an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

   junior

   term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

   elitist

   one who is biased in favor of those with high status

   type of:

   persona non grata, unwelcome person

   a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome