passive resistance
passive resistance · passive resistances
ненасильство
отказ от применения насильственных методов, ненасилие
Gewaltlosigkeit, Gewaltfreiheit
Noncompliance with an authority as a form of protest against injustice, as by fasting,…Noncompliance with an authority as a form of protest against injustice, as by fasting, peaceful demonstration, or refusal to cooperate
Meaning
1 sensesNoncompliance with an authority as a form of protest against injustice, as by fasting, peaceful demonstration, or refusal to cooperate
peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
Forms
plural: passive resistances| Singular | passive resistance |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate:nonviolent resistancenonviolence
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpassive-aggressive