malicious compliance

behaviour of intentionally inflicting harm by strictly following the orders of a superior

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en malicious compliance en malicious obedience el Κακόβουλη συμμόρφωση fa پیروی کورکورانه it Abuso del diritto nell'ordinamento inglese ja 悪意のあるコンプライアンス zh 惡意服從
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Summary

malicious compliance is a type of behavior[1], passive–aggressive behavior[2], and compliance[3].

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  1. 5h ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → counterproductive work behavior
    Subclass of → behavior, passive–aggressive behavior, compliance
    "Added [uk] label: Зловмисне дотримання правил, import labels from sitelinks"
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