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Definition of passive-aggressive - 3 dictionary results
pas·sive-ag·gres·sive   (pās'ĭv-ə-grěs'ĭv)
adj.  Of, relating to, or having a personality disorder characterized by habitual passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in occupational or social situations, as by procrastination, stubbornness, sullenness, and inefficiency.

Main Entry: 1passive–aggressive
Function: adjective
: being, marked by, or displaying behavior characterized by expression of negative feelings,resentment, and aggression in an unassertive way (as through procrastination, stubbornness, and unwillingness to communicate) passive–aggressive personality> —passive–aggressively adverb

Main Entry: 2passive–aggressive
Function: noun
: a passive-aggressive individual
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