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self-assertion

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self-as·ser·tion (slf-sûrshn)
n.
Determined advancement of one's own personality, wishes, or views.
self-as·sertive adj.
self-as·sertive·ly adv.
self-as·sertive·ness n.
self-assertion
Noun
the act of putting forward one's own opinions or demanding one's rights, esp. in an aggressive or confident manner
self-assertive adj
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Noun1.self-assertion - the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
boast, boasting, jactitation, self-praise - speaking of yourself in superlatives
2.self-assertion - the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner
aggression - deliberately unfriendly behavior
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"It is a pleasure," she said, with some approach to self-assertion, "which Bertha and I are rather too old-fashioned to enjoy.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
I might, perhaps, have been a little astonished at this extraordinary absence of all self-assertion on Mr.
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As before, Rogojin walked in advance of his troop, who followed him with mingled self-assertion and timidity.
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