Passive (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith.
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Meaning 2
Expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences".
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Meaning 3
Peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance".
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