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UNASSERTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence

Example:

a shy unassertive person

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

nonassertive (not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence)

reticent; retiring; self-effacing (reluctant to draw attention to yourself)

Also:

nonaggressive; unaggressive (not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness)

timid (showing fear and lack of confidence)

submissive (inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination)

Antonym:

assertive (aggressively self-assured)

Derivation:

unassertiveness (diffidence about self promotion)

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