Some people are directly aggressive, meaning they aren’t afraid to express exactly how they feel. And other people are passive-aggressive. “Passive-aggressive behavior is best described as a pattern ...

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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Everyone communicates differently—even in the workplace. According to Princeton University, there are four main ...

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“Whenever my husband feels he isn’t being catered to, he would make everything difficult, while saying there’s nothing’s wrong.” —Anonymous “My colleague’s favorite tactic when she doesn’t get her way ...

Psychiatrist Daniel Hall-Flavin describes passive-aggressive behavior as “a pattern of indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them. There's a disconnect between what a ...