The literature on passive aggression is full of definitions for this all-too-common phenomenon. It also delineates various forms of this covertly hostile communication, as well as multiple examples of ...

Passive-aggression is more subtle than anger, but that doesn't make it any less painful, and if your husband uses these phrases, you're probably married to a pass-aggressive person.

A critical comment with a big smile. Silence when you know they can hear you. “But you didn’t tell me I had to do it that way.” Passive-aggressive people know just how to get under your skin, and ...