These common phrases may seem harmless, but they’re secretly sabotaging your relationships—here’s what to say instead.

Recognizing passive-aggressive behavior is the first step to dealing with it. Passive-aggressive behavior is a way of expressing anger or resentment indirectly, without confronting the issue openly.

Learn to surface the passive-aggressive behavior in a non-defensive manner to create an opportunity to resolve the underlying issues. Then and only then can you know what you're dealing with. Remember ...

“This type of aggression is also known as indirect hostility, indirect aggression or passive aggression.” While most of us have a general idea of the types of behaviors that qualify as passive ...

Passive-aggressive behavior can be a silent team killer, especially during meetings where open communication is crucial. You've likely encountered it: the eye rolls, the under-the-breath comments ...

Young people have been urging everyone to stop using the ‘thumbs up’ emoji as because it's too "passive aggressive".

A viral infographic encouraged people to swap out “passive aggressive” terms from their work emails for more polite phrasing. But should we really be encouraging women to soften their communic ...

YIKES. Now that isn't outwardly mean but it's kind of rude. So that got us thinking about actually how passive aggressive celeb fights are. Because leaving someone wondering whether or not you ...

This tactic keeps the victim on the defensive and allows the gaslighter to avoid scrutiny of their own faults, maintaining control over the relationship dynamic. Passive-aggressive gaslighters ...