self-assertion
self-assertion noun: the aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.
Noun
self-assertion (uncountable)
- The aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.
- 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.1869, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
- 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...1893, Thomas Huxley, Evolution and Ethics
self-assertion meaning in Kannada
self-assertion in Kannada
- ಆತ್ಮನಿರ್ಧಾರ, ಆತ್ಮಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪನೆ, ಹಠಮಾರಿತನ
Origin of self-assertion
From self- + assertion.
Questions about self-assertion
- What does self-assertion mean?
- Self-assertion means the aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.
- What is self-assertion in Kannada?
- Self-assertion in Kannada is ಆತ್ಮನಿರ್ಧಾರ, ಆತ್ಮಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪನೆ, ಹಠಮಾರಿತನ. See Self-assertion meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is self-assertion?
- Self-assertion is a noun.
Words near self-assertion in the dictionary
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