passive-aggressiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌpasᵻvəˈɡrɛsɪv/, U.S.

/ˈˌpæsɪvəˈɡrɛsɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: passive adj., aggressive adj.

Etymology: < passive adj. + aggressive adj.

Psychiatry and Psychology (originally U.S.).

Designating, displaying, or characteristic of a personality type or disorder characterized by both passivity and aggression, esp. one in which aggression is expressed through passively obstructive behaviour.

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passive-aggressive1945

1945 Nomencl. & Method of Recording Diagnoses (War Dept. Tech. Bull.) TB MED203 15/2 Passive-aggressive reaction. The aggressiveness is expressed in such reactions by passive measures, such as pouting, stubbornness, procrastination, inefficiency, and passive obstructionism.

1964 Jrnl. Marriage & Family 26 81/1 The psychologist felt that this was a passive-aggressive personality, passive-aggressive type, with underlying paranoid features.

1983 D. Stafford-Clark & A. C. Smith Psychiatry for Students 167 The patients show childlike, submissive and apparently defeated attitudes in positions imposing stress and requiring responsibility. They attempt at times to gain control of people by emotional manipulation rather than entering into adult negotiations and relationships. In America the term ‘passive/aggresssive’ personality is often used.

1997 Neon Sept. 97/4 All these co-dependent, passive-aggressive yuppie neurotics really want is an ansaphone and a therapist.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	passive-aggressive
释义	passive-aggressiveadj. Brit. /ˌpasᵻvəˈɡrɛsɪv/, U.S. /ˈˌpæsɪvəˈɡrɛsɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: passive adj., aggressive adj. Etymology: < passive adj. + aggressive adj. Psychiatry and Psychology (originally U.S.). Designating, displaying, or characteristic of a personality type or disorder characterized by both passivity and aggression, esp. one in which aggression is expressed through passively obstructive behaviour. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of personality > psychology of types > [adjective] passive-aggressive1945 1945 Nomencl. & Method of Recording Diagnoses (War Dept. Tech. Bull.) TB MED203 15/2 Passive-aggressive reaction. The aggressiveness is expressed in such reactions by passive measures, such as pouting, stubbornness, procrastination, inefficiency, and passive obstructionism. 1964 Jrnl. Marriage & Family 26 81/1 The psychologist felt that this was a passive-aggressive personality, passive-aggressive type, with underlying paranoid features. 1983 D. Stafford-Clark & A. C. Smith Psychiatry for Students 167 The patients show childlike, submissive and apparently defeated attitudes in positions imposing stress and requiring responsibility. They attempt at times to gain control of people by emotional manipulation rather than entering into adult negotiations and relationships. In America the term ‘passive/aggresssive’ personality is often used. 1997 Neon Sept. 97/4 All these co-dependent, passive-aggressive yuppie neurotics really want is an ansaphone and a therapist. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1945
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