passive-aggression
- a word derived from passive-aggressive.
Example Sentences
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And while you may shriek in mock-horror at some mother-daughter passive-aggression — “What do you think, Mum?”
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
You are also sensitized to and hyper-aware of her passive-aggression.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022
As passive-aggression turns to mere aggression, she compares her host’s house to the Cheesecake Factory and calls her a “classist monster.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2021
And, like the best 60s sunshine pop, something shady lurks beneath the carefree breeziness of its tune: lyrics that offer a masterclass in passive-aggression.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2019
His current strategy of evasion and passive-aggression isn’t working for either of you.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2016
