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passive-aggressive

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pas·sive-ag·gres·sive (psv--grsv)
adj.
Of, relating to, or having a personality disorder characterized by habitual passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in occupational or social situations, as by procrastination, stubbornness, sullenness, and inefficiency.


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