Passive Aggressive Edit Meaning

1.

When someone tries to annoy or hurt someone verbally by saying a put down in a coy or apparent unaware way.

Your mom is passive aggressive. She always acts sweet and then suttley mentions my three abortions in a matter of fact way.

2.

passive aggressive

A defense mechanism that allows people who aren't comfortable being openly aggressive get what they want under the guise of still trying to please others. They want their way, but they also want everyone to still like them.

Jane: It's time to go, we really should get going now.

Passive Aggressive Ann: Oh...okay. I just...well okay, I GUESS we can leave now.

Jane: Ann, do you want to stay? Is that what you're trying to get at?

Passive Aggressive Ann: Huh? Oh no, we can leave if YOU want. I just didn't get to do everything I wanted to do yet, but no no, we can go I guess.

Jane: God dammit Ann! Fine, we'll stay, are you happy?

Passive Aggressive Ann: Oh okay! Yeah! That sounds great too!

(Ann got her way without having to openly ask for it)

See passive, aggressive, annoying, defense, mechanism

3.

act of doing something specifically to piss someone off, but with the cover of "I didn't realize it would bother you".

My roommate was talking shit on me, so when she was trying to study I blasted my music as loud as I could. I was being passive aggressive.

See passive, aggressive, bitch, victory, entertainment

4.

A dysfunctional defense mechanism for the powerless. It's payback from someone who wants to appear like an innocent victim. It always has a vicious edge but is done to appear innocent or helpless.

My sister never answers her phone if she knows it's me or returns my calls. She is so self-righteous and passive aggressive.

See passive, aggressive, victim

5.

Showing disrespecttowards others by way of lack of action or supposed forgetfulness.

Jim was downright passive aggressive towards Pete by "forgetting" to pay off his debt.

6.

A defense mechanism that allows people who aren't comfortable being openly aggressive get what they want under the guise of still trying to please others. They want their way, but they also want everyone to still like them.

Jane: It's time to go, we really should get going now.

Passive Aggressive Ann: Oh...okay. I just...well okay, I GUESS we can leave now.

Jane: Ann, do you want to stay? Is that what you're trying to get at?

Passive Aggressive Ann: Huh? Oh no, we can leave if YOU want. I just didn't get to do everything I wanted to do yet, but no no, we can go I guess.

Jane: God dammit Ann! Fine, we'll stay, are you happy?

Passive Aggressive Ann: Oh okay! Yeah! That sounds great too!

(Ann got her way without having to openly ask for it)

See passive, aggressive, annoying, defense, mechanism

7.

Girl Mad

Any girl is passive aggressive when she says "I'm Not Mad", etc.

See passive, aggressive, girl, mad, bitches