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ALL meanings of passive-aggressive

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  • adjective passive-aggressive denoting or pertaining to a personality type or behavior marked by the expression of negative emotions in passive, indirect ways, as through manipulation or noncooperation: a passive-aggressive employee who often misses deadlines. 1
  • adjective passive-aggressive of or relating to a personality that harbours aggressive emotions while behaving in a calm or detached manner 0
  • adjective passive-aggressive designating or of a personality, a person, or behavior characterized by disguised resistance to the demands or expectations of others, that is expressed in hindering progress, as by procrastination, stubbornness, or inefficiency 0
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