interpassive

I1N1T1E1R1P3A1S1S1I1V4E1

adjective

Having the quality of interpassivity.

Scrabble 17
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveinterpassive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving the quality of interpassivity.

    Interpassive people are those who want to delegate their pleasures or their consumptions. And interpassive media are all the agents—machines, people, animals etc.—to whom interpassive people can delegate their pleasures.

    2003, Robert Pfaller, "Little Gestures of Disappearance: Interpassivity and the Theory of Ritual", European Journal of Psychoanalysis, number 16, Winter-Spring 2003

Origin

Blend of interactive + passive.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

interpassive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpassive

MLA

“interpassive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpassive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interpassive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interpassive.

Source: interpassive on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.