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passive

/'pæsɪv/

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adjective
lacking in energy or will
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"Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"

Similar:

inactive unresisting hands-off resistless supine

Opposite:

active
adjective
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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"passive resistance"

Similar:

peaceful nonviolent
noun
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
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"`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice" "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"

Similar:

passive voice

type of:
voice
adjective
expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
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"academics seem to favor passive sentences"
Opposite:

active

Examples of passive

"Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"
"passive resistance"
"`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"
"`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
"academics seem to favor passive sentences"