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passive-aggressiveness

passive-aggressiveness noun: the quality of being passive-aggressive.

Noun

passive-aggressiveness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being passive-aggressive.

Synonyms of passive-aggressiveness

Origin of passive-aggressiveness

From passive-aggressive + -ness.

Questions about passive-aggressiveness

What does passive-aggressiveness mean?
Passive-aggressiveness means the quality of being passive-aggressive.
What part of speech is passive-aggressiveness?
Passive-aggressiveness is a noun.

Words near passive-aggressiveness in the dictionary

  1. passive-aggression
  2. passive-aggressive
  3. passive-aggressive personality disorder
  4. passive-aggressive personality disorders
  5. passive-aggressively
  6. passive-aggressiveness
  7. passive-aggressivist
  8. passive-aggressivists
  9. passive-aggressivity
  10. passive-aggressor
  11. passive-dependent

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