self-assertion

Definitions

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

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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⟳.”

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

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