self-assertion — Dicionário de inglês

Substantivo

1. The aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.

   Uso

   • incontável

   Exemplos

   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.

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   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.

   "Self-assertion is foreign to my nature, but I have to hold my ground against opposition."

Substantivo

1. the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others

   Termos mais gerais

   boastboastingself-praisejactitation

2. the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner

   Termos mais gerais

   aggression