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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Self-assertion
Synonyms for "self-assertion" (2 found)
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5 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- asiansa ajaminen noun (aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes)
- itsensä esiintuominen noun (aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes)
- mielipiteensä ajaminen noun (aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes)
Greek
1 entries- αυτοπροβολή noun (aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes)
Russian
1 entries- самоутвержде́ние noun (aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes)
Swedish
2 entries- självbekräftelse noun (aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes)
- självhävdelse noun (aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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.
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"Self-assertion is foreign to my nature, but I have to hold my ground against opposition."
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