self-assertion

[ self-uh-sur-shuhn, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf əˈsɜr ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.

Origin of self-assertion

First recorded in 1795–1805

SYNONYMS FOR self-assertion

assertiveness, aggressiveness, belligerence.

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OTHER WORDS FROM self-assertion

self-as·sert·ing, adjective self-as·sert·ing·ly, adverb self-as·ser·tive, adjective self-as·ser·tive·ly, adverb

self-as·ser·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby self-assertion

self-analyzed, self-annealing, self-annihilation, self-antigen, self-appointed, self-assertion, self-assessment, self-assurance, self-assured, self-aware, self-awareness

Example sentences from the Web for self-assertive

For a man usually so self-assertive—one might almost say so aggressive—here was a terrible change.

'Farewell, Nikola' |Guy Boothby
He was an absolute positivist; his positivism did not make him self-assertive nor peremptory; on the contrary, it oppressed him.

Contemporary Russian Novelists |Serge Persky
She darted an appealing look at him; and the haughty, self-assertive woman seemed to be completely changed.

The Master of the Ceremonies |George Manville Fenn
Not only are they not self-assertive, but they are actually gentle to the weak.

Short Studies in Ethics |John Ormsby Miller

Never have the "real" and the "ideal" been so clamorous, so self-assertive, as at the present time.

Reconstruction in Philosophy |John Dewey

British Dictionary definitions for self-assertive

self-assertion

noun

the act or an instance of putting forward one's own opinions, etc, esp in an aggressive or conceited manner

Derived forms of self-assertion

self-asserting, adjective self-assertingly, adverb self-assertive, adjective self-assertively, adverb

self-assertiveness, noun

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