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Self-assertion

noun

Definitions

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

    "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."

  2. 2
    the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner wordnet
  3. 3
    the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others wordnet

Etymology

From self- + assertion.

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