self-assertiveness
- noun
- /ˌsɛlf əˈsɜːrtɪvnəs/
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autoafirmación
- Regardless of whether or not Smith is correct in his argument, it seems unquestionable that the growing absence of the divine from the world, its Entzauberung, to use Max Weber's term, at least facilitates the continued maintenance of national identity and national self-assertiveness in the modern world.
Examples
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Her self-assertiveness during the meeting impressed everyone, as she confidently shared her ideas and stood up for her opinions.
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With those changes has come a decline in the primacy of the values of respect for authority, obedience, loyalty, and passive resignation, and a rise in emphasis on autonomy, individual rights, self-assertiveness, and personal and political freedom.
Academic text (2000) -
Primakov's Iraqi politics, like his foreign policy in general, were characterized by an effort toward self-assertiveness, a continuity of the country's old traditions, and considerable self-restraint caused by its present weakness and general crisis.
Academic text (2001) -
The second approach may be that of social inadequacy, exemplified by the socially inadequate male, perhaps more immature than his peers, wishing for a sexual relationship with "any" girl (boy) or a girl (boy) with lower self-esteem and self-assertiveness than he.
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Building self-assertiveness can help individuals effectively communicate their needs in both personal and professional relationships.
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He demonstrated great self-assertiveness when he expressed his concerns about the project without fear of backlash.
Synonyms
49
3.5
Trust in your own skills and worth
8
4.6
The quality of being confident and direct when saying what you think or want
4
3.5
Confidence in your own ability to do things and make choices
3
3.7
Rude confidence that shows a lack of respect for others
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6.3
Saying your thoughts and feelings freely, often in a direct way
2
5.1
A strong, clear, and confident quality in speech, action, or physical strength
To speak up confidently and defend your own opinions or rights
A rude, annoying way of showing too much confidence
Antonyms
How Assertive
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-assertiveness = self-assertive (transparent) = self + assert + ive + ness
The noun is a regular -ness nominalization of the adjective 'self-assertive', forming 'the quality of being self-assertive'.
Etymology
The word self-assertiveness joins self ('your own') and assert ('to say firmly' or 'claim'), like the common word assertion, with -iveness showing a 'quality'. So, self-assertiveness is the quality of strongly saying or standing up for your own opinions or rights.