Negative Communication Styles

noun talk that is long-winded, rambling, or nonsensical

verb to talk long-windedly, ramble, or speak nonsense

• The speaker continued to blather on about irrelevant topics during the conference.
• I can't stand when people just blather on and on without getting to the point.
• Stop blathering and just tell me what you want already!
• The wind seemed to blather through the trees, whispering secrets to those who listened.

adjective excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters

• The garrulous professor spoke at length about the history of the Roman Empire.
• My garrulous neighbor never stops talking about her cats.
• I can't stand hanging out with that garrulous dude, he never shuts up.
• The garrulous stream of thoughts in her mind kept her up at night.

adjective showing an offensively condescending manner

• The teacher's tone was perceived as patronizing by the students.
• Stop being so patronizing, I understand what you're saying.
• She was talking down to me, it was so patronizing.
• His smile was fake and patronizing, as if he thought he was superior to everyone else.

noun a person who spreads false and damaging statements about someone

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• The slanderer was brought to court for spreading false information about the company.
• I heard that Sarah is a real slanderer, always talking behind people's backs.
• Don't listen to that slanderer, they're just trying to stir up drama.
• The whispering wind carried the words of the slanderer, poisoning the air with lies.

noun attitude - a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• She tends to give someone attitude when she feels disrespected.
• Don't give me attitude just because you're in a bad mood.
• Why are you giving me attitude all of a sudden?
• His body language clearly showed that he was giving someone attitude.