self-assertion

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

/ ˈsɛlf əˈsɜr ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

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

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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

Origin of self-assertion

First recorded in 1795–1805

SYNONYMS FOR self-assertion

assertiveness, aggressiveness, belligerence.

OTHER WORDS FROM self-assertion

self-as·sert·ing, adjectiveself-as·sert·ing·ly, adverbself-as·ser·tive, adjectiveself-as·ser·tive·ly, adverb

self-as·ser·tive·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for self-assertion

Self-assertion necessitates a steady poise in the mingling of knowledge and intellect.
Adam Kirsch's Why Trilling Matters Reminds Us of Power of Reading|William Giraldi|December 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But this quality had nothing in common with self-assertion or love of display.
Life and Letters of Robert Browning|Mrs. Sutherland Orr
Certainly there is a kind of self-assertion in the ministry which they condemn.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus|G. A. Chadwick
Self-assertion and dictation bring their own penalty with them.
The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists|George Bryce

Christopher has grown from the self-assertion of boyhood into the strength and protecting kindness of manhood.
Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family|Elizabeth Rundle Charles
The element of self-assertion in our loves must be brought into correlation with the universal and immortal development of life.
The Truth About Woman|C. Gasquoine Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for self-assertion

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, adjectiveself-assertingly, adverbself-assertive, adjectiveself-assertively, adverb

self-assertiveness, noun

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