"gray rock method" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the gray rock method [canonical]
Etymology: From the idea of a gray rock being an uninteresting object, introduced in 2012 in an article on the Lovefraud website written by the user Skylar. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the gray rock method
  1. (informal psychology) The practice of deliberately making oneself uninteresting and unresponsive so as to defend oneself against someone who wishes to elicit certain responses, such as a narcissist or psychopath. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: gray rocking
    Sense id: en-gray_rock_method-en-name--dU3nAln Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Alternative forms

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