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passive-aggressive personality disorder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
pas-sive-ag-gres-sive per-son-al-i-ty dis-or-der
IPA
53
Scrabble Score
36
Letters
11
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposed personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

passive-aggressive personality disorders (plural)

Phrases

paranoid personality disorder narcissistic personality disorder antisocial personality disorder timorous schizotypal

Frequently Paired Words

paranoid personality disorder narcissistic personality disorder antisocial personality disorder timorous schizotypal

Synonyms

PAPD

Questions

What does passive-aggressive personality disorder mean?
A proposed personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations.

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