self-assertion

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

noun

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

   Synonyms: belligerence, aggressiveness, assertiveness

self-assertion

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• self-asserting adjective
• self-assertingly adverb
• self-assertive adjective
• self-assertively adverb
• self-assertiveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-assertion¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Across the street, at a very on-theme pub called Frankenstein, we raised a pint to this act of self-assertion while watching an animatronic monster descend from the ceiling at 30-minute intervals.

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The self-assertion is accompanied by a new anguish, as many British Jews are asking if there’s a future for them in a country that has long been a “haven,” as Rabbi Dunner puts it.

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According to Bennett, there is some validity to this, with every Eurovision song falling under six broad lyrical themes: "love, unity, self-assertion, partying, history and songs about making music".

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This stark reality is made painfully real in the flashes of regret that cross Ali’s face and in the occasional bursts of defiant self-assertion that Fetchit, to his credit, doesn’t always walk back.

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Some might say now is actually the season for self-assertion and creation of personal truths.

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