Is there a term for such a person?  Background:  Someone who is a pathological liar, an overt exaggerator. He would want to take center-stage, makes up stories to capture interest, and applies his stated qualities in positive as well as negative interactions.  Such a person, I believe borderlines personality disorder.  But can we summarize him in a word?  Some words that  appear to have different connotations:   Exaggerator braggart
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What is a single word for a person who, as a habit, exaggerates a lot when relating information?   So for example, they relate something that happened but exaggerate so much that they are including clear falsehood and they are well known for doing that.
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For example, a couple of years ago I talked to this woman who had lupus, and she would often tell stories of the all the gnarly surgeries and medications she had to take to control her disease.  I rather got the impression at the time she enjoyed the attention it brought her; not necessarily in a totally overbearing way, but more subtle.  Similarly, just today at the barber's, I overheard another woman talking to a hairdresser about some disease she had, which required her to take "experimental vaccines" and "all sorts of red and blue pills"; she informed the guy that although she looked outwardly normal, she was felt terrible, and was sick all the time from the medication.   She gave an "I'm chugging through it" half-smile as she talked.  Note that this isn't Munchausen's, which is the first word to come many people's minds &mdash; neither of them ever gave me the impression they weren't truly sick.  It's more they had an enthusiasm for being ill and sharing that news that most people don't have. Is there a good word for this kind of person?
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I'm looking for a word to describe someone who is being used. I want a noun to describe this person, not a verb or or adjective.  Maybe like a pushover.
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What would you call a person that just stands by and won't act? Is kind of acting like a spectator when in reality that person should do something?  I know there is a word for this because I knew what it was a few hours ago but now I can’t remember it.
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What is a word for someone who is experienced and wise, but who deliberately acts naïve?    I don’t intend it for sarcastic use; I’m trying to describe someone succeeding in making people think that that person truly is naïve.   Is there a word for this?
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I know that there is an adjective with that meaning. I just cannot think of it or find it online. I'd be very grateful if someone pointed out a word that means "easy to dismiss" or something similar.  It intend to use it in a sentence similar to this:  "His criticism is ______."
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Is there a word or term commonly used to describe the act of stating the obvious (or a person who continually does so)?     He constantly states the obvious, he is such a __.      She is always ___ing.
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I used to know this word but cannot remember it.   Basically it’s someone who likes the prospect of being knowledgeable about many things, or at least wants the appearance of erudition, but who is unwilling to put in the time and effort to learn new things.  He may put in just enough effort to learn some trivia to impress others.  And pretentious isn’t the word I was thinking of.
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Some one who is not good at keeping secrets. In my native language it is called "chugalkhor" but it's a slang. So I can't translate it.  What do you call such a person who can't keep secrets because his instincts don't let him.
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Is there a word that describe a person who doesn't "practice what they preach"? Basically, is there a synonym for "hypocrite" that carries less pejorative connotations?   For example, let's say a friend of mine says he is a Christian. Yet he engages in behaviors considered sins by the Bible, making him a hypocrite. And I would like to tell him I think he is a hypocrite.   What would be a good word to use here, so my criticism seems constructive rather than offensive?     I tried using a , but the synonyms that came up were even worse (ie: they are more offensive than "hypocrite"). Related (but different) question: , which asks what to call someone who knows they are in the group of people they criticize.
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What noun or adjective would one give to a person that is intolerant of stupidity? A person that becomes annoyed, angry, or of very short temper when conversing or interacting with people of a lower intelligence?  For example:       The man is very xyzxyz; his son can't do multiplication very well.     or     She is a(n) xyzxyz. She gets very frustrated when people forget things.   I'm looking almost for a scientific/medical/psychological term. One that would fall into the same kind of group as words like haemophiliac, masochist, nihilist, etc.
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What would you call someone who does things knowing specifically that his/her actions will cause pain and/or conflict or completes an action just to get someone in trouble or hurt them?   For example, in  there are two people that are in love, but the Colonel goes out of his way to tell the father of the girl that the boy is a thief and would be bad for their reputation.   What is a word that would describe him?
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I'm looking for a word to describe someone who is sensitive to the point that other have to tiptoe around her. In other words, someone who can't handle routine jokes, normal criticism, or a comment that can possibly be interpreted in a negative way, even when it wasn't meant like that.
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My original question was "Is there a legitimate word for 'a balancer'?" but I think it's a little hard to understand...  Let's just say there is a person, and most of the time, he is in the minority. It can be very simple, such as: he simply hates a song everybody likes (and vice versa), or he has a very long list of 'underrated movies'. I guess he has a different (if not eccentric) taste comparing to most people..  On the other hand, he often does things that most people would refuse to do, too (whether he wants to or not). For example, most people wouldn't buy damaged goods, but he would. You can say he is sacrificing himself. To his mind, "If everybody wants perfection than who will care for the damaged?" or "There are certain people who would only accept the best, so there must be people who accept the worse, coexisting with the former."  This person does things that most people would never do, he stays in the minority so other people can be in the majority => some sort of "balancer"? You know, since he balances everything.. So, is there a word for people like him?  I know this is a long shot but please help me if you can, thank you!
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I have googled but didn't find. "A person who gets interested in anything very quickly and loses interest in it sooner." What is such a person called?
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I usually tend to see the behavior in which someone takes an action, and people criticize, and even suggest what they should have done, yet when they take that same suggestion people still criticize.  For instance: I'm slim; when I eat with my family, everyone exclaims at the amount of food I'm eating. When I eat normally, they ask "Don't you know, you should eat more so you can grow better?" When I don't eat, the same shouting takes place. So in other words, is there a word I could use to describe them or their behavior in this regard?
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Is there a word for someone who won't think through issues and instead comes to others hoping that they will think for them and solve problems for them?  A word that is more specific to a lack of critical thinking skills than "lazy"?