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单词 passive-aggressive
释义

passive-aggressive

adjective

pas·​sive-ag·​gres·​sive ˈpa-siv-ə-ˈgre-siv How to pronounce passive-aggressive (audio)
: 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)
It is passive-aggressive behavior, the donning of a mask of amiability that conceals raw antagonism toward one's competitors, even one's friends. Hilary De Vries
A passive-aggressive manager eschews open hostilities, in part because he feels distinctly uncomfortable with them. Walter Kiechel III
passive-aggressive noun

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

passive-aggressive 1 of 2

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)
a passive-aggressive personality

passive-aggressive

2 of 2

noun

: a passive-aggressive individual
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