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passive-aggressive personality
[pas-iv-uh-gres-iv]
noun
a personality disorder characterized by aggressive behavior expressed in passive ways, as procrastination, stubbornness, or pouting.
Example Sentences
Mr. McCourry recently became a father and — after a nearly 10-year long bureaucratic struggle — successfully convinced the Navy to correct his reason for discharge to combat-related PTSD, instead of passive-aggressive personality disorder.
Modern research correlates this type with antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, paranoid, and passive-aggressive personality disorders.
Her narrative is self-serving and reveals a controlling, passive-aggressive personality.
The weather bot also has its own pre-programmed, passive-aggressive personality.
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