Mary is passive-aggressive.
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Passive-aggressive
Synonyms for "passive-aggressive"
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8 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 11 languages.
Danish
1 entries- passiv-agressiv adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
Finnish
1 entries- passiivis-aggressiivinen adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
French
1 entries- passif-agressif adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
German
1 entries- passiv-aggressiv adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
Greek
1 entries- παθητικοεπιθετικός adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
Italian
1 entries- passivo-aggressivo adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
Russian
1 entries- пасси́вно-агресси́вный adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
Slovak
1 entries- pasívne agresívny adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
Spanish
2 entries- pasivamente agresivo adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
- pasivo-agresivo adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
Swedish
2 entries- passivaggressiv adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
- passivt aggressiv adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
Turkish
2 entries- pasif agresif adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
- pasif-agresif adj (obstructionism via taking no action)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Tom is passive-aggressive.
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He's a passive-aggressive teacher.
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He is a passive-aggressive teacher.
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