passive-aggressive

passive-aggressive
passive-aggressive [pas′ivə gres′iv]
adj.
Psychol. designating or of a personality, a person, or behavior characterized by disguised resistance to the demands or expectations of others, that is expressed in hindering progress, as by procrastination, stubbornness, or inefficiency

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pas·sive-ag·gres·sive (păs'ĭv-ə-grĕsʹĭv) 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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