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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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Nearby words

self-annealing, self-annihilation, self-antigen, self-appointed, self-assembly, self-assertion, self-assertive, self-assessment, self-assurance, self-assured, self-aware

Origin of self-assertion

First recorded in 1795–1805
SYNONYMS FOR self-assertion
assertiveness, aggressiveness, belligerence.
Related forms
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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
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