passive-aggressive personality disorder

noun

A proposed personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations.

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PAPD
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Meanings

nounpassive-aggressive personality disorder (usually uncountable, plural passive-aggressive personality disorders)

plural passive-aggressive personality disorders

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesA proposed personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations.

    Synonyms: PAPD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA proposed personality disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations.

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PAPD
Also see
negativistic personality disorder
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APA

passive-aggressive personality disorder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passive-aggressive%20personality%20disorder

MLA

“passive-aggressive personality disorder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passive-aggressive%20personality%20disorder. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passive-aggressive personality disorder,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passive-aggressive%20personality%20disorder.

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