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Definition of Assertiveness
1. Noun. Aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions.
Generic synonyms: Positiveness, Positivism, Positivity
Specialized synonyms: Bumptiousness, Cockiness, Forwardness, Pushiness
Derivative terms: Assertive
Definition of Assertiveness
1. Noun. The quality of being self-assured and assertive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Assertiveness
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Medical Definition of Assertiveness
1. Strongly insistent, self-assured, and demanding behaviour. (12 Dec 1998)
Literary usage of Assertiveness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cognitive-Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy Manual: A Clinical Research Guide edited by Ronald Kadden (1994)
"... Session: Introduction to assertiveness The majority of this session is exactly
as found in Monti et al., pages 46—49, with the few following changes. ..."
2. Cutting Off the Serpent's Head: Tightening Control in Tibet, 1994-1995 by Tibet Information Network, Robert Barnett, Human Rights Watch/Asia, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1996)
"EASING OF INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE AND NEW CHINESE assertiveness The signs of a
gradual expansion of security concerns in Tibet in 1993 and early 1994 were ..."
3. Faults of Childhood and Youth by Michael Vincent O'Shea (1920)
"CHAPTER IV SELF-assertiveness The instinct of self-assertiveness is manifested
in all young children under ordinary conditions, even in the face of power ..."
4. Mother Goose for Grown-ups by Guy Wetmore Carryl (1900)
"THE ADMIRABLE assertiveness OF JILTED JACK A noble and a generous mind Was Jack's;
Folks knew he would not talk behind Their backs: But when some maiden ..."