Self-assertion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Self-assertion is a noun meaning The aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.
Meaning
The aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.
Example Sentences
"Self-assertion is foreign to my nature, but I have to hold my ground against opposition."
If his sweet-tempered wife could have got up any self-assertion against anyone, I am satisfied it could only have been because she was the Beauty’s sister.
In place of ruthless self-assertion it demands self-restraint; in place of thrusting aside, or treading down, all competitors, it requires that the individual shall not merely respect, but shall help his fellows; its influence is directed, not so much to the survival of the fittest, as to the fitting of as many as possible to survive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include assertiveness, self-interest, individualism, self, self-determination, individualist.
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