passive-aggressive
passive-aggressive · more passive-aggressive · most passive-aggressive
пассивно-агрессивный
passiv-aggressiv
Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative…Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.
Meaning
2 sensesShowing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.
passiv-aggressiv
пасси́вно-агресси́вныйpassívno-agressívnyj
Showing covert hostility, intending to cause annoyance or to humiliate, while maintaining a transparent (to the recipient) veneer of politeness.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
obstructionism via taking no action:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
obstructionism via taking no action:
Origin
From 1940s, after passive aggression.From 1940s, after passive aggression.
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Forms
more passive-aggressive, most passive-aggressive| Comparative | more passive-aggressive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most passive-aggressive Lesson |
regular
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form