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パッシブ・アグレッシブ

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Japanese

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Alternative spelling
パッシブアグレッシブ

Etymology

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Borrowed from English passive-aggressive.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pa̠ɕːibɯ̟a̠ɡɯ̟ɾe̞ɕːibɯ̟]

Adjective

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パッシブ・アグレッシブ (passhibu aguresshibu-na (adnominal パッシブ・アグレッシブ (passhibu aguresshibu na), adverbial パッシブ・アグレッシブ (passhibu aguresshibu ni))

  1. passive-aggressive
    • 2007, Ōkushi Ayumi, Asātibu – jiko shuchō no gijutsu [Assertiveness: techniques for self-assertion], page 106:
      もし、あなたがアグレッシブ・ディフェンシブ、あるいはパッシブ・アグレッシブなら、()(まん)しないでください。()()()(まん)はどこかで(ばく)(はつ)します。
      Moshi, anata ga aguresshibu difenshibu, arui wa passhibu aguresshibu nara, gamanshinaide kudasai. Muri na gaman wa doko ka de bakuhatsu shimasu.
      If you are aggressive-defensive or passive-aggressive, then please do not restrain yourself. Things impossible to restrain will erupt somewhere.
    • 2007, Oka Hiromoto, “Eisai kyōiku” jidai: Eiga no gakkō wa doko ni demo aru [Age of “movie education”: film school is everywhere], page 127:
      『ハリヨの(なつ)』にも、そのパッシブ・アグレッシブさはにじみ()ていた。()(ぶん)(りゅう)()()しつけるのではなく、かといって(かん)(ぜん)()()すのでもない。
      “Hariyo no natsu” ni mo, sono passhibu aguresshibu-sa wa nijimi deteita. Jibun no ryūgi o oshitsukeru no de wa naku, katoitte kanzen ni nage dasu no de mo nai.
      “Hariyo’s Summer” also exudes this passive-aggressiveness. The director does not insist on her own style, but neither is it completely abandoned.
    • 2015, Kuze Kōji, Matsuo Yoko, Asato Koromo, Manga de yasashiku wakaru rejiriensu [Resilience: easily understand through manga], page 48:
      (いっ)(ぽう)(かい)(しゃ)やプライベートでの(たい)(じん)(かん)(けい)においては、()(ぶん)(かん)(じょう)をオープンに()せずに()めこむ(くせ)をもつ「パッシブ・アグレッシブ」な(ひと)もいます。
      Ippō, kaisha ya puraibēto de no taijin kankei ni oite wa, jibun no kanjō o ōpun ni dasezu ni tamekomu kuse o motsu “passhibu aguresshibu” na hito mo imasu.
      On the other hand, there are some “passive-aggressive” people who have a habit of wallowing in their feelings without being able to express themselves openly in interpersonal relationships at work or in private life.

Noun

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パッシブ・アグレッシブ (passhibu aguresshibu

  1. passive-aggressive behavior; passive-aggression
    • 2021, Kuze Kōji, Rejiriensu de kokoro ga orenai jibun ni naru [Through resilience become someone who does not lose heart], page 27:
      (かん)(じょう)(ろう)(どう)も、「パッシブ・アグレッシブ」も、どちらも()(ぶん)(かん)(じょう)()(ころ)しているのが(げん)(いん)。そうして()めこんだストレスによって、これまで(たの)しかったことがつまらなくなったり、(こう)(ふく)(かん)(かん)じなくなったりします。
      Kanjō rōdō mo,“passhibu aguresshibu” mo, dochira mo jibun no kanjō o oshikoroshiteiru no ga gen'in. Sōshite tamekonda sutoresu ni yotte, kore made tanoshikatta koto ga tsumaranakunattari, kōfukukan o kanjinakunattari shimasu.
      Both emotional labor and “passive aggression” are caused by stifling emotions. Then because of the stress that builds up, previously pleasurable activities become boring and one becomes incapable of experiencing happiness.