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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.
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Origin of self-assertion
First recorded in 1795–1805
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self-analyzed, self-annealing, self-annihilation, self-antigen, self-appointed, self-assertion, self-assessment, self-assurance, self-assured, self-aware, self-basting
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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
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