PASSIVE-DEPENDENT PERSONALITY

Meaning of PASSIVE-DEPENDENT PERSONALITY in English

/pas"iv di pen"deuhnt/ , Psychiatry.

a personality disorder characterized by a lack of self-confidence and self-reliance and consequent surrender to and dependence on others to take responsibility for major areas of one's life.

[ 1965-70 ]

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PERSONALITY — Totality of an individual's behavioral and emotional characteristics. Personality embraces a person's moods, attitudes, opinions, motivations, and style of thinking, …
Английский словарь Британика
PASSIVE — I. ˈpasiv, ˈpaas-, ˈpais-, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus (past participle of pati …
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DEPENDENT — I. də̇ˈpendənt, (ˈ)dē|p- adjective Etymology: Middle English dependant, from Middle French, present participle of dependre to depend 1. : hanging …
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PERSONALITY — ˌpərs ə nˈaləd.ē, ˌpə̄s-, ˌpəis-, -lətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English personalite, from Late Latin personalitas, from …
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PASSIVE — (a.) Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, …
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DEPENDENT — (a.) Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform …
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DEPENDENT — (a.) Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
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PASSIVE — ( a. ) Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEPENDENT — ( a. ) Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEPENDENT — ( a. ) Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERSONALITY — /perr'seuh nal"i tee/ , n. , pl. personalities . 1. the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: …
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PASSIVE — — passively , adv. /pas"iv/ , adj. 1. not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations …
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DEPENDENT — — dependently , adv. /di pen"deuhnt/ , adj. 1. relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. 2. …
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PASSIVE — I. ˈpa-siv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus, past participle Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEPENDENT — I. di-ˈpen-dənt adjective Etymology: Middle English dependant, from Anglo-French, present participle of dependre Date: 14th century 1. : hanging down …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERSONALITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Etymology: Middle English personalite, from Anglo-French personalité, from Late Latin personalitat-, personalitas, from personalis Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERSONALITY — noun that which constitutes distinction of person; individuality. 2. personality ·noun that quality of a law which concerns the condition, …
Webster English vocab
PASSIVE — adj inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive. 2. passive ·adj not active, but acted …
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DEPENDENT — noun that which depends; corollary; consequence. 2. dependent ·adj hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. 3. dependent ·noun …
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PASSIVE — [pas.sive] adj [ME, fr. L passivus, fr. passus, pp.] (14c) 1 a (1): acted upon by an external agency (2): …
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DEPENDENT — [de.pen.dent] adj [ME dependant, fr. MF, prp. of dependre] (14c) 1: hanging down 2. a: determined or conditioned by another: …
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PERSONALITY — the characteristic way in which a particular individual thinks, feels, and behaves. Personality embraces a person's moods, attitudes, and opinions …
Britannica English vocabulary
PASSIVE — passive BrE AmE ˈpæs ɪv § \ -əv ▷ passive|ly li ▷ passive|ness nəs nɪs ▷ passive|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEPENDENT — dependent BrE AmE di ˈpend ə nt də- ▷ dependent|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PERSONALITY — / ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti; NAmE ˌpɜːrs-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C , U ] the various aspects of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSIVE — / ˈpæsɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. accepting what happens or what people do without trying to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEPENDENT — / dɪˈpendənt; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. dependent (on / upon sb/sth) (for sth) needing sb/sth in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERSONALITY — per ‧ son ‧ al ‧ i ‧ ty S3 W3 /ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti, ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪti $ ˌpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PASSIVE — I. pas ‧ sive 1 AC /ˈpæsɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ passivity ; adverb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEPENDENT — I. de ‧ pen ‧ dant BrE AmE British English , dependent American English /dɪˈpendənt/ noun [countable] [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PERSONALITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the distinctive character or qualities of a person, often as distinct from others (an attractive personality). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PASSIVE — adj. 1 suffering action; acted upon. 2 offering no opposition; submissive. 3 a not active; inert. b (of a metal) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PERSONALITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the distinctive character or qualities of a person, often as distinct from others (an attractive personality). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PASSIVE — adj. 1 suffering action; acted upon. 2 offering no opposition; submissive. 3 a not active; inert. b (of a metal) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PERSONALITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. the distinctive character or qualities of a person, often as distinct from others (an attractive personality). …
Oxford English vocab
PASSIVE — adj.1 suffering action; acted upon. 2 offering no opposition; submissive. 3 a not active; inert. b (of a metal) abnormally …
Oxford English vocab
PERSONALITY — ( personalities) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your personality is your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSIVE — 1. If you describe someone as passive , you mean that they do not take action but instead let things …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEPENDENT — 1. To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to …
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PERSONALITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a forceful personality/character/opponent etc ▪ He gained a reputation as a forceful member of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PASSIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES passive resistance (= a way of protesting against something or opposing a government without …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEPENDENT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be addicted to drugs/dependent on drugs (= be unable to stop taking drugs ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PERSONALITY — [noun]Your personality is the type of person you are, which is shown by the way you behave, feel and think.She …
Cambridge English vocab
PASSIVE — (GRAMMAR) [noun] [U] [specialized] - the passive a way of structuring a sentence so that the grammatical subject is the …
Cambridge English vocab
DEPENDENT — [adjective]Dependent means needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating.He has three dependent children.All …
Cambridge English vocab
PERSONALITY — n. Totality of an individual's behavioral and emotional characteristics. Personality embraces a person's moods, attitudes, opinions, motivations, and style of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PASSIVE — Synonyms and related words : Laodicean, Olympian, abeyant, abject, accepting, accommodating, acquiescent, active, active voice, adapting, adaptive, adjusting, agreeable, aloof, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEPENDENT — Synonyms and related words : accessory, addicted, addicted to, adherent, ancillary, appendage, appurtenant, at issue, attendant, based on, boxed in, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEPENDENT — n. Function: adjective 1 determined or conditioned by another FF1C; a conclusion that is dependent on a premise FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PERSONALITY — noun 1 character ADJECTIVE ▪ bright , bubbly , extrovert ( esp. BrE ), jovial , lively , outgoing , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DEPENDENT — adj. 1 needing sb/sth VERBS ▪ be , feel ▪ become , grow ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ closely , deeply …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PERSONALITY — n. 25B6; noun her cheerful personality : CHARACTER, nature, disposition, temperament, make-up, persona, psyche. she had loads of personality : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PASSIVE — n. 25B6; adjective a passive role : INACTIVE, non-active, non-participative, uninvolved. passive victims : SUBMISSIVE, acquiescent, unresisting, unassertive, compliant, pliant, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEPENDENT — n. 25B6; adjective your placement is dependent on her decision : CONDITIONAL, contingent, based; subject to, determined by, influenced by. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PERSONALITY — n. 1 character, nature, temperament, disposition, make-up, persona; identity, psyche Miles has an extremely abrasive personality that has upset many …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PASSIVE — adj. 1 inactive, non-aggressive, inert, motionless, unresponsive, quiet, calm, tranquil, serene, placid, still, idle, unmoving, unmoved, impassive, untouched, cool, indifferent, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PERSONALITY — noun BAD : He is a man of strong personality who will fight for what is right. GOOD : He …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
PASSIVE — An inactive move or plan that doesn't fight for the initiative. A passive position has no hope of counterplay or …
English Glossary of Chess Terms
PERSONALITY — сущ. 1) индивидуальность, личность а) человек как таковой б) личные свойства и особенности характера, определяющие личность charismatic personality, charming personality …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PASSIVE — 1. прил. 1) пассивный, инертный; бездеятельный, вялый; апатичный, безразличный His mind became merely passive. ≈ Его сознание стало почти полностью …
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DEPENDENT — 1. прил. 1) свисающий, ниспадающий The leaves assumed their nocturnal dependent position. ≈ На ночь листья обвисли (приняли обвисшее положение). …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PERSONALITY — personality.ogg ͵pɜ:səʹnælıtı n 1. 1> личность, индивидуальность strong personality - сильная личность lacking in personality - бледная личность multiple personality …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PASSIVE — passive.ogg 1. ʹpæsıv n (the passive) 1> грам. страдательный залог; пассивная форма 2> редк. покорное существо 2. ʹpæsıv a 1. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEPENDENT — dependent.ogg 1. dıʹpendənt = dependant I 2. dıʹpendənt a 1. зависимый, зависящий, обусловленный dependent variable - мат. зависимое переменное dependent …
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