Top 10 Most Overpowering Personality Traits

Personality traits can truly define us. While some leave little impact, others can significantly influence us, guiding us in either a positive or negative direction.

The overpowering traits listed here often tend to lead us down the wrong path, yet they are frequently more noticeable than other, subtler traits.

1. Narcissism

   People can be full of themselves. They start to think they are the best. This comes from confidence, but a little too much evolves into narcissism or hubris.

2. Vanity

   Vanity has been associated with many things, from that sink in your bathroom to believing you are so much better than the rest. While similar to narcissism, it is simply a less severe version. Vanity is mostly associated with exterior beauty (no thanks to the Smurfs).

3. Avarice

   Avarice is simply the desire to have as much as possible. While we do need essentials and necessities to survive every day, people usually want to spoil themselves a little because they can't help themselves. Taking this to the next step is a recipe for greed.

4. Vengefulness

   A person's usual gut reaction to someone stealing their bag of cookies at lunch is to steal theirs back or to get "revenge." It has become much more common over time and has guided some people in different ways.

   You know that altercation you and your parents had? Yeah, you do. You probably held a grudge for at least a little bit against them.

   Revenge is necessary but only if the sin was too great (murder, injury, etc.). Replace evil with death.

5. Laziness

   Of course, when mom or dad asks you to do the dishes, you, for instance, might say, "Can I do it in about 15 minutes?" But laziness goes further than this. Some people fall behind in school, which can slowly rot their hopes of going to college.

   A stupid person who is hardworking is more useful than a lazy intellectual. Laziness is the most troublesome of all the anti-traits, based on my personal experience.

6. Jealousy

   Someone may have that new pair of shoes you want, or they may have the newest model of the iPhone. But it seems like when they have something you don't, we always seem jealous of them.

   A really terrible, soul-destroying emotion.

7. Arrogance

   Some people think that just because they have more than you, they are better. But this is just someone being full of themselves. It becomes more common with a bigger economy gap.

   This is so true! I have seen it in jobs I have had and people around my family.

8. Rage

   

9. Distrust

10. Delusion

The Newcomers
11. ?

    Insecurity

12. ?

    Prejudice

    
The Contenders

13. Low Self-Esteem