Looking for negative words starting with C? You’ve landed on the right page, below I’ve put together a list of negative words that start the letter C.
I’ve included some of the more interesting, unusual, and powerful adjectives that have negative implications.
Finding the right words to describe something in the way you want can be very powerful. I hope you find the word(s) you’re looking for, good luck!
58+ Negative Words Starting With C
Cackle – laugh in a loud, harsh way.
Calamity – an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
Cancer – a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.
Capricious – given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
Careless – not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
Carnage – the killing of a large number of people.
Casualty – a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
Cataclysmic – (of a natural event) large-scale and violent.
Catastrophe – an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
Challenging – testing one’s abilities; demanding.
Chaotic – in a state of complete confusion and disorder.
Cheat – act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.
Childish – of, like, or appropriate to a child.
Chore – a routine task, especially a household one.
Clamor – a loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.
Clogged – blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter.
Clueless – having no knowledge, understanding, or ability.
Clunky – solid, heavy, and old-fashioned.
Coerce – persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
Collapse – (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.
Collision – an instance of one moving object or person striking violently against another.
Combative – ready or eager to fight or argue.
Commotion – a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
Complaining – the expression of dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
Complicated – consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.
Compulsion – the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint.
Concede – admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
Conceited – excessively proud of oneself; vain.
Concern – relate to; be about.
Condemn – express complete disapproval of; censure.
Condescending – having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority.
Conflict – a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Confused – (of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered.
Congestion – the state of being congested.
Conspicuous – clearly visible.
Conspiracy – a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
Contagious – (of a disease) spread from one person or organism to another, typically by direct contact.
Contaminate – make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
Contempt – the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration.
Contentious – causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
Contradict – deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
Contrived – deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.
Controversial – giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement.
Corrosion – the process of corroding or being corroded.
Corruption – dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
Counterproductive – having the opposite of the desired effect.
Cowardly – lacking courage.
Cranky – eccentric or strange.
Crass – showing no intelligence or sensitivity.
Craziness – mad, wild, or erratic behavior or nature.
Credulous – having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
Creepy – causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.
Crippled – severely damaged or malfunctioning.
Criticism – the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes.
Cruel – wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
Cumbersome – large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
Cursed – used to express annoyance or irritation.
Cynical – believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
Are there any negative words beginning with the letter C you think should be on this list? Drop me a comment, I’m always open to adding more words – thanks!
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Phil lives in England, UK, and has around 20 years experience as a professional life, career and executive coach. He started this blog to help others find and define their own self development journey. Blogging about a wide range of topics to help facilitate a better future.