PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE


Meaning of PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE in English

Function: adjective

Date: 1946

: being, marked by, or displaying behavior characterized by the expression of negative feelings, resentment, and aggression in an unassertive passive way (as through procrastination and stubbornness)

– passive-aggressive noun

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