We should all aspire to be a perfect balance between our flaws and virtues.. But, truth be told, there are people who make it a point to minimize their qualities and go out into the world with their sword drawn showing the worst flaws a person can have. Unfortunately, negative attitudes abound in many areas of life.
Defects are all those negative and undesirable attitudes for living together in harmony and in society. When they become a persistent and intense situation, it simply becomes more complicated to live with the person who suffers from them.
- Essential reading: “The 10 best virtues of a person”.
The worst flaws a person can have
Although we all have one or more flaws, some are more undesirable than others. Let alone when they are conjugated or intensified in a single person. Although there are many, here are 23 of the worst flaws in a person..
Fortunately, there is always room for improvement. While these flaws may always be part of us, having tools to keep them under control and be proactive is always possible and is in our hands.
1. Envy
Envy is defined as the resentment that a person feels towards other individuals and their achievements, possessions or social status. That is to say, we are before a feeling of rage towards what the others possess, or towards their qualities.
Envy demonstrates a profound low self-esteem and frustration. This is one of the worst defects of a person, since in addition to hurting the one who feels it, their attitudes, usually passive/aggressive, hurt and damage the relationship of those around them..
2. Laziness
Laziness is one of the seven deadly sins.. It is a defect that seriously affects the individual when it intensifies. Lazy people do not want to start anything, to make an effort at anything, because everything causes them too much burden, even if it is for their own benefit.
3. Cruelty
The defect of cruelty detracts from the humanity of the person who suffers from it.. A cruel person usually enjoys the suffering of other living beings. This selfish feeling does not allow him to empathize with the pain of others, whether physical or emotional.
4. Pride
A proud person has excessive pride.. He has a perception of himself as superior to others and that they have nothing to contribute to him. They become closed-minded people, as they do not admit new ideas and are certainly not open to any kind of criticism.
5. Perfectionism
A high degree of perfectionism becomes a defect.. Sometimes it can cause pride if the perfectionism with which people manage to do some work is too much. However, when it gets out of control, it leads to an unhealthy level of dissatisfaction.
In addition, it can cause “paralysis by analysis”, that is, they never get to enroll in projects or tasks because they overanalyze the situation and fail to move forward.
6. Aggressiveness
Aggressiveness is one of the worst defects of a person.. This defect causes people to react violently or in a hostile manner to any situation that causes them frustration. This complicates problem solving and hurts those involved.
- You may be interested in: “The 7 types of gender violence, their definition and characteristics”.
7. Racism
Racism causes a lot of damage in the individual and in the collective.. It is one of the defects that has done the world the most harm. However, individually, it is also a defect that should be completely eliminated. Discriminating against people on the basis of race or ethnicity is something that should not be allowed.
8. Lying
Lying is a defect that can range from mild to very serious.. There are even people who develop pathological lying. They become mythomaniacs. In an effort to hide their true actions or feelings, they are capable of lying to the extent of involving innocent people.
9. Corruption
Corruption is a defect that should not be tolerated.. Although there are defects that we should try to minimize and keep at bay, corruption is one of those that we should not allow under any circumstances. Accepting to violate the rules or the law for one’s own benefit, especially when holding a position of power (such as public office) is a defect that harms society.
10. Irresponsibility
Irresponsibility causes people to avoid assuming the consequences of their actions.. Or that they do not take the reins of the situations that correspond to them. Although people can have stages of irresponsibility, it is a defect that should always try to be eliminated.
11. Manipulation
Manipulation is a defect that hurts people, since it deceives them by means of artifices of all kinds.. Someone with the defect of manipulation is able to manage the emotions and actions of those around him to benefit in some way. This often leaves aside ethical and moral values, and even breaks social rules and, sometimes, the law.
12. Homophobia
Homophobia is the contempt or hatred towards homosexuals.. For homophobic people it is impossible to understand the homosexual nature and their way of thinking is translated into aggressive or hostile actions towards those who have this sexual preference.
13. Ignorance
Ignorance is a defect that can be completely eliminated from someone’s life. Sometimes, due to various circumstances, we remain ignorant about a subject, but the refusal to inform ourselves and broaden our understanding of it can lead us to the refusal to inform ourselves and expand our knowledge is a defect that harms the person who suffers from it..
14. Pessimism
Pessimism is an attitude towards life that is very exhausting.. Although in various stages of life not all of us remain proactive and optimistic, the defect of pessimism refers to those who are in this state continuously and in all aspects of their lives, without being able to take flight.
- We recommend: “The 30 types of people (and their characteristics)”.
15. Intolerance
A person with intolerance is usually also an aggressive person.. The defect of intolerance turns people into beings incapable of understanding ways of thinking different from their own and unable to contain the frustration that this causes them, degenerating into hostile and violent attitudes, in extreme cases.
16. Narcissism
Narcissism refers to having an inordinate fascination with oneself. While it is important to have a good self-concept and healthy self-esteem, narcissistic people go further and see themselves as the point of reference for everyone, which makes them very difficult to deal with.
17. Revenge
Revenge is one of the worst defects a person can have.. This feeling of making someone who has wronged us in the past pay for something not only hurts those around the vengeful individual, but the individual himself, by harboring in his being desires for revenge and focusing his time on it.
18. Greed
Greed is another of the deadly sins.. It is a great defect, and consists in that the person craves without measure all the money and material goods for himself, no matter if he harms others, no matter if he really needs it or if he could keep on passing, or if he has to take it from someone else.
19. Codependency
Codependent people enjoy the dependence of other people on them.. This situation is commonly found in couple relationships, but also between parents and children and friendships. It is a defect that restricts the freedom and action of those involved.
- You may be interested in: “Emotional dependence: what it is and how to overcome addiction to your partner”.
20. Jealousy
Jealousy has been romanticized, but in reality it is a defect. Some people believe that showing jealousy towards a partner is synonymous with interest and a sign of love, but in reality it is a sign of insecurity and mistrust.
21. Controlling
Controlling people suffer and make others suffer with this defect.. The eagerness to have everything under control under one’s own rules makes people incapable of ceding power or responsibility to others.
22. Meddling
The defect of meddling in matters that do not belong to us is one of the worst ones.. Some people seem to take pleasure in intervening in matters in which they should not have to be present.
Resentment
Resentment is a defect that also takes away peace of mind from the person who suffers it.. A resentful person hardly forgets the people and things that hurt him, and is continuously absorbed in this feeling of resentment that prevents him from finding peace and moving forward focusing on his own life project.