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What is the word for someone who doesn't like to do anything?

English Language & Usage Asked by chris brits on June 13, 2021

I sometimes ask my brother if I can get a ride to work or tell him to move, but he always tells me “no” or waves me off. He also does the same thing when he is told to do something, like when he is told to do the dish or do the laundry; he says “no” or just ignores the person.

5 Answers

Simple: he is a do-nothing person.

Answered by Dinesh Kumar Garg on June 13, 2021

Avolition is the psychiatric term.

DSM V for mental disorders

Answered by Stu W on June 13, 2021

Consider,

grinch

: (AmEng) a person whose lack of enthusiasm or bad temper has a depressing effect on others [C20: from a character in the 1957 children's book How the Grinch stole Christmas by Dr Seuss (1904-91), US writer and illustrator, whose full name was Theodor Seuss Geisel] Collins English Dictionary

wet blanket.

: a person who makes it difficult for other people to enjoy themselves by complaining, by showing no enthusiasm, etc. M-W

Answered by Elian on June 13, 2021

none of these are necessarily right, but...

a jerk

a cold-hearted curmudgeon

a selfish person

a libertarian

not a team player

obstinate

uncooperative

or just a lazy bastard

Answered by late to the party on June 13, 2021

I would think such a person is a naysayer:

one who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical or cynical about something (Merriam-Webster)

e.g.

Many people pitied my commonsensical, public-spirited child for being raised by an antisocial naysayer like me. (WordHippo)

Answered by fev on June 13, 2021

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