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Word or phrase for the act of making statements for the purpose of invoking reaction or response? [duplicate]
It seems to be this passive form of communication. These people will often have the tendency to be quite passive/passive aggressive personality-wise.
For example, this person may walk into a room and ...
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Word for one who does not see flaw/fault in oneself?
I have been digging for a word that English seems to have a hard time representing. If I were to describe the spirit of what I'm trying to convey, it would be one who does not look inward for fault ...
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What's the word for someone who always take things personally? [closed]
Like, when you say something objectively and they answer:«I'm not like that, why you say that?». He always suspects what we say got to do something with him! What is it :)?
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Is there a word for " someone who hates people from their own country"? [duplicate]
A xenophobe is someone who holds a strong dislike toward people from other countries.
My question is: is there a word for someone who holds a strong dislike toward people from their own country?
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What is a word or phrase for someone who professes to know something but actually doesn't?
Is there a word or phrase that describes when a person professes to know about a certain subject, but in fact knows nothing about it?
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Single-word synonym for a “pedantic rule-follower”?
What do you call a person who always follows the rules, at the expense of everything else? I’m thinking there’s one word that can describe this, but I can’t place it.
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