It’s all kind of behaviour that aims to harm, hurt, or anger someone without being upfront about the intent.
If I hit you or insult you, that’s not passive. If I say “some of us actually do the dishes around here” within earshot of someone that I believe doesn’t do them often enough, that’s passive aggressive.
Like most behaviors, it’s not inherently bad… but I would argue it often is. There are better tools out there to solve problems.
It’s all kind of behaviour that aims to harm, hurt, or anger someone without being upfront about the intent.
If I hit you or insult you, that’s not passive. If I say “some of us actually do the dishes around here” within earshot of someone that I believe doesn’t do them often enough, that’s passive aggressive.
Like most behaviors, it’s not inherently bad… but I would argue it often is. There are better tools out there to solve problems.