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self-assertion
[self-uh-sur-shuhn, self-]
noun
insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.
Synonyms: , ,
self-assertion
noun
the act or an instance of putting forward one's own opinions, etc, esp in an aggressive or conceited manner
Other Word Forms
- self-asserting adjective
- self-assertingly adverb
- self-assertive adjective
- self-assertively adverb
- self-assertiveness noun
- ˌ-ˈپԲ adjective
- ˌ-ˈپ adjective
- ˌ-ˈپԲly adverb
- ˌ-ˈپness noun
- ˌ-ˈپly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-assertion1
Example Sentences
According to Bennett, there is some validity to this, with every Eurovision song falling under six broad lyrical themes: "love, unity, self-assertion, partying, history and songs about making music".
This stark reality is made painfully real in the flashes of regret that cross Ali’s face and in the occasional bursts of defiant self-assertion that Fetchit, to his credit, doesn’t always walk back.
Some might say now is actually the season for self-assertion and creation of personal truths.
“Some autobiographies double as acts of self-assertion, opportunities for the author not only to express her side of the story but also to display forgiveness, resilience, strength,” read a New Yorker review of the book.
They steep mischief and self-assertion — both sexual and cultural — in solutions of tender pathos.
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