as·ser·tive ( -sûr t v)adj. Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured. as·ser tive·ly adv.as·ser tive·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. | assertiveness - aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions positiveness, positivism, positivity - a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness |
assertiveness
noun confidence, insistence, aggressiveness, firmness, decisiveness, dogmatism, forcefulness, positiveness, pushiness (informal), forwardness, self-assuredness, decidedness, domineeringness Her assertiveness stirred up his sense of inadequacy.
insecurity, modesty, shyness, self-consciousness, timidity, backwardness, hesitancy, diffidence, self-effacement, meekness, bashfulness, tentativeness, timorousness, reservedness, sheepishness, timidness
insecurity, modesty, shyness, self-consciousness, timidity, backwardness, hesitancy, diffidence, self-effacement, meekness, bashfulness, tentativeness, timorousness, reservedness, sheepishness, timidness
Translations
assertiveness [əˈsɜːtɪvnɪs]
A. N → firmeza f
B. CPD assertiveness course N → curso m de autoafirmación
assertiveness training N → ejercicios mpl de reafirmación personal
assertiveness training N → ejercicios mpl de reafirmación personal
assertiveness
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