Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passive resistance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: pas-sive re-sis-tance
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noncompliance with an authority as a form of protest against injustice, as by fasting, peaceful demonstration, or refusal to cooperate

Example Sentences

"On June 2, Gandhiji declared in an interview that passive resistance was inevitable if Government failed to meet Indian demands."
"Some Maoist “party cadres” at the lower echelon have taken an attitude of passive resistance against the “campaign of learning from Tachai in agriculture,” that was launched by Mao Tse-tung."

Phrases

passive-aggressive

Frequently Paired Words

passive-aggressive

Synonyms

nonviolent resistance nonviolence

Questions

What does passive resistance mean?: noncompliance with an authority as a form of protest against injustice, as by fasting, peaceful demonstration, or refusal to cooperate

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