Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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passive aggression | Yes | No | No | No |
defense reaction | Yes | No | No | No |
passive aggression (noun) | defense reaction (noun) |
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indirect expression of hostility, such as through procrastination, stubbornness, sullenness, or deliberate or repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks for which one is (often explicitly) responsible. | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |