Uhm... no, I don't think so. Passive-aggressive tends to be, well, passive--lying around, dragging your feet, making token noises about how the status quo is really happening and you're really alright, despite the fact that every non-obvious cue screams that you're *not* alright and you're *not* going to get anything done and it would be so much easier if *they* did it, instead of unreasonably expecting you to do it like the mean mean person they are.
This is doing something in spite of the fact that X isn't doing it, not effectively failing to do it so that X has to get it done.
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This is doing something in spite of the fact that X isn't doing it, not effectively failing to do it so that X has to get it done.
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You should write for one of these dictionaries. Not only is your definition correct, it's a lot more entertaining.