passive
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passive Definition
(a)
lacking
in
energy
or
will
; "
Much
benevolence
of
the
passive
order
may
be
traced
to
a
disinclination
to
inflict
pain
upon
oneself
"-
George
Meredith
(a)
expressing
thatthe
subject
of
the
sentence
is
the
patient
of
the
action
denoted
by
the
verb
; "
academics
seem
to
favor
passive
sentences
"
(n)
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
; "`
The
ball
was
thrown
by
the
boy
''
uses
the
passive
voice
"; "`
The
ball
was
thrown
''
is
an
abbreviated
passive
"
(s)
peacefully
resistant
in
response
to
injustice
; "
passive
resistance
"
passive Synonyms
inactive
passive
passive voice
peaceful
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