Passive-aggressive behavior is characterized by a pattern of passive hostility and an avoidance of direct communication. Inaction where some action is...

contexts.: 734–735  Passive–aggressive behavior is the obligatory symptom of the passive–aggressive personality disorder. Passive–aggressive disorder may stem...

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Other times they can lead to frustration and reduced efficiency. Passive aggressive behavior is a common response from workers and managers which is particularly...

version of a product in response to new legislation. A form of passive-aggressive behavior, it is often associated with poor management-labor relationships...

Passive-Aggressive Notes was a website that documented "painfully polite and hilariously hostile notes from shared spaces the world over"; most of these...

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anything beyond their new partner, the manipulator may show anger, passive-aggressive behavior, or accuse the victims of selfishness. If the victim does not...

first two days, Louise feels uncomfortable about the hosts' passive-aggressive behavior, such as Patrick's abuse towards Abel. Her concerns are exacerbated...

or efficiency. Related concepts include malicious compliance, passive-aggressive behavior, and micromanagement, which can impair progress through excessive...