self-assertive

[self-uh-sur-shuhn, self-]

self-as·ser·tion

[self-uh-sur-shuhn, self-]
noun
insistence on or an expression of one's own importance, wishes, needs, opinions, or the like.

Origin:
1795–1805

self-as·sert·ing, adjective
self-as·sert·ing·ly, adverb
self-as·ser·tive, adjective
self-as·ser·tive·ly, adverb
self-as·ser·tive·ness, noun


assertiveness, aggressiveness, belligerence.

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self-assertion
 
n
the act or an instance of putting forward one's own opinions, etc, esp in an aggressive or conceited manner
 
self-as'serting
 
adj
 
self-as'sertingly
 
adv
 
self-as'sertive
 
adj
 
self-as'sertively
 
adv
 
self-as'sertiveness
 
n

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