n.
Passive character, attitude, quality, or behavior.
passivist pas'siv·ist n.
passivism
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(păs'ə-vĭz'əm)
n.
n.
- Passive character, attitude, or behavior.
- A pattern or attitude of submissiveness, especially in sexual relations.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable
Synonym: pacifism
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