assertivenessn.
Tendency towards assertion or self-assertion.
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the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun]
spritec1540
forwardnessa1616
perkinga1624
petulcity1628
perknessa1640
furthinessa1658
outbearing1740
self-assertion1805
bumptiousness1834
cockiness1841
perkiness1847
self-assertiveness1855
coxiness1859
forthputting1861
assertiveness1881
pushingness1881
aggression1889
pushfulness1897
pushiness1898
chestiness1909
attitude1975
1881 Perkis Wanted an Heir 79 In gait there was a crispness and assertiveness.
1883 M. E. Braddon Golden Calf xxvii. 317 Brian..talked with loud assertiveness of the right of genius to do what it likes.
Compounds
assertiveness training n. originally U.S. a technique by which diffident persons are trained to behave (more) assuredly.
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the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun] > training in
assertiveness training1975
society > education > teaching > training > [noun] > in other specific things
mannering1581
trainingc1598
traininga1684
manual training1878
assertiveness training1975
1975 Ms. Mar. 109/2 Jean Withers..organized an Assertive Rap Group and edited a brochure on assertiveness training.
1977 J. F. Fixx Compl. Bk. Running ii. 14 Zen, transcendental meditation, assertiveness training, est and similar movements are all directed at making us fulfilled human beings.
1977 C. McFadden Serial (1978) iii. 13/1 She'd like to take assertiveness training but was afraid Harvey wouldn't let her.
1982 S. Townsend Secret Diary Adrian Mole 43 My mother has gone to a woman's workshop on assertiveness training.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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