Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passive aggression

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: pas-sive ag-gres-sion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

indirect expression of hostility, such as through procrastination, stubbornness, sullenness, or deliberate or repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks for which one is (often explicitly) responsible.

Example Sentences

"In psychology, passive-aggressive behavior is characterized by a habitual pattern of passive resistance to expected work requirements, opposition, stubbornness, and negative attitudes in response to requirements for normal performance levels expected of others."

Questions

What does passive aggression mean?: indirect expression of hostility, such as through procrastination, stubbornness, sullenness, or deliberate or repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks for which one is (often explicitly) responsible.

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