PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE


Meaning of PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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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