assertiveness
as·ser·tive
(ə-sûr′tĭv)adj.
Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.
as·ser′tive·ly adv.
as·ser′tive·ness n.
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assertiveness
noun confidence, insistence, aggressiveness, firmness, decisiveness, dogmatism, forcefulness, positiveness, pushiness (informal), forwardness, self-assuredness, decidedness, domineeringness Her assertiveness stirred up his sense of inadequacy.
insecurity, modesty, shyness, self-consciousness, timidity, backwardness, hesitancy, diffidence, self-effacement, meekness, bashfulness, tentativeness, timorousness, reservedness, sheepishness, timidness
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Translations
assertivité
assertiveness
[əˈsɜːtɪvnɪs]
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
assertiveness
[əˈsɜːrtɪvnɪs]
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
assertiveness
n → Bestimmtheit f; assertiveness training course → Persönlichkeitstrainingskurs m
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assertiveness
n asertividad f, autoafirmación f
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