passive aggressive

Adjective

Meaning

passive aggressive (comparative more passive aggressive, superlative most passive aggressive)

Alternative form of passive-aggressive

passive-aggressive (comparative more passive-aggressive, superlative most passive-aggressive)

(psychology) Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.

Alternative names

passive-aggressive

Synonyms

Examples

I'm not passive aggressive. If something bothers me, I think about it, then I act on it. I express it. Anton Yelchin

As the passive-aggressive, attention-starved server, Vaccaro is frustrating and hilarious, the most stereotypical version of a hospitality industry lifer. Source: Internet

So while many Verzuz battles — which have included Alicia Keys vs. John Legend and Gladys Knight vs. Patti LaBelle — have been lovefests, or otherwise passive-aggressive musical showdowns, this one was decidedly more heated. Source: Internet

Does it even matter whether this is just the clueless desperation of a mortgage-choked suburban Dad Type, or passive-aggressive crypto-racist culture-warrior self-congratulation? Source: Internet

Earl’s example makes the Christian passive-aggressive. Source: Internet

If you’re the passive-aggressive type of shopper, you’re bound to be disappointed at IKEA. Source: Internet

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