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Meaning of "unassertive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNASSERTIVE

unassertive  [ˌʌnəˈsɜːtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNASSERTIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unassertive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNASSERTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unassertive in the English dictionary

The definition of unassertive in the dictionary is not assertive or aggressive, timid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNASSERTIVE


abortive
əˈbɔːtɪv
accretive
əˈkriːtɪv
assertive
əˈsɜːtɪv
completive
kəmˈpliːtɪv
constitutive
ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːtɪv
convertive
kənˈvɜːtɪv
dilutive
daɪˈluːtɪv
distortive
dɪsˈtɔːtɪv
divertive
daɪˈvɜːtɪv
exertive
ɪɡˈzɜːtɪv
expletive
ɪkˈspliːtɪv
furtive
ˈfɜːtɪv
nonassertive
ˌnɒnəˈsɜːtɪv
overassertive
ˌəʊvərəˈsɜːtɪv
revertive
rɪˈvɜːtɪv
self-assertive
ˌsɛlfəˈsɜːtɪv
sportive
ˈspɔːtɪv
substitutive
ˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːtɪv
suppletive
səˈpliːtɪv
supportive
səˈpɔːtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNASSERTIVE

unassailability
unassailable
unassailableness
unassailably
unassailed
unassayed
unassembled
unassertively
unassignable
unassigned
unassimilable
unassimilated
unassisted
unassistedly
unassisting
unassociated
unassuageable
unassuaged
unassumed
unassuming

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNASSERTIVE

active
alternative
assortive
automotive
competitive
contortive
cooperative
creative
effective
executive
in the negative
interactive
native
negative
perspective
positive
relative
retortive
tortive
transportive

Synonyms and antonyms of unassertive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNASSERTIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unassertive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unassertive

Translation of «unassertive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNASSERTIVE

Find out the translation of unassertive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unassertive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unassertive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谦逊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unassertive
570 millions of speakers

English

unassertive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निगेटिव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مثبت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

застенчивый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unassertive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unassertive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unassertive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menentu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unassertive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unassertive
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unassertive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unassertive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không quyết đoán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைதியாக மற்றும் கோழையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिश्चित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iddiasız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unassertive
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unassertive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сором´язливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unassertive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετριόφρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beskeie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unassertive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unassertive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unassertive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNASSERTIVE»

The term «unassertive» is normally little used and occupies the 129.995 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNASSERTIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unassertive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNASSERTIVE»

Discover the use of unassertive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unassertive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Guide to Lean Six Sigma Management Skills
Table 4.1 Part of Marsha's Diary of Unassertive Behavior for Two Weeks You will continue to be an unassertive person until you decide to change your behavior. A common aid for identifying the situations in which you are unassertive ...
Howard S Gitlow, 2009
2
Social Cognition: Understanding Self and Others
However, Schwarz, Bless, and colleagues (1991) conducted a clever experiment that maneuvered around this problem. In this experiment, people were asked to list assertive or unassertive behaviors from their own past, and then were asked ...
Gordon B. Moskowitz, 2005
3
strategic leadership
Important: Assertiveness is not aggressiveness What is Unassertive Behaviour? In what ways are we sometimes unassertive? How do we show it? Think hard, and write down some of the times you have felt unassertive, and the ways you ...
rk sahu and prgya bharti
4
Heart of Development, V. 2: Adolescence
For example, to teach about the differences between unassertive/passive and assertive behavior. we might introduce the following scenario: a teenager and her best friend are experiencing unexpressed tension over anger and rivalry for the ...
Mark McConville, Gordon Wheeler, 2013
5
Overcoming Your Workplace Stress: A CBT-based Self-help Guide
Unassertive people often feel guilty if they refuse a request, do not realize that they have rights too and have irrational negative thoughts about themselves. They may also confuse assertiveness with aggression and equate non- assertiveness ...
Martin R. Bamber, 2013
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Social Psychology Alive
Pilot testing had shown that most people can think of 6 examples of their own assertive or unassertive behavior relatively easily, but it is very difficult to come up with 12 examples of either kind of behavior. The researchers therefore predicted ...
Steven Breckler, James Olson, Elizabeth Wiggins, 2005
7
Overcoming Shyness and Social Phobia: A Step-by-Step Guide
This is often a source of serious distress. Being unassertive can sometimes lead to further anxiety and even depression. Being assertive means being able to express your own needs while at the same time acknowledging the needs of others.
Ronald M. Rapee, 1998
8
How People Tick: A Guide to Over 50 Types of Difficult ...
Unassertive. people. who may also seem too Compliant, Malleable, Subservient or Weak What ticks us off There are people who don't stand their ground, or who can be persuaded easily against their better judgement, and so often end up ...
Mike Leibling, 2009
9
Handbook of Philosophical Logic
Thus '/' turns out very like transplication; though to match it up properly we should have to modify its interpretation so that ij>/ip is unassertive not only when <f> is false, but also when <f> is unassertive. This is a minor modification and would ...
Dov M. Gabbay, Franz Guenthner, 2002
10
Small Group Teaching: A Trouble-shooting Guide
Use assertiveness training This suggestion is aimed specifically at discrimination against the unassertive speaker who is being passed over in class. The unassertive speaker is often a woman, because women are socialized to be more polite ...
Tiberius, Richard G. (Graduate Course in Faculty Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Canada), 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNASSERTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unassertive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mya Williams: Dealing with Passive Aggression
The Elephant Journal (2015) describes it as a form of anger/hostility, except that the anger is hidden/unassertive. Some passive aggressive people are not even ... «Bella Naija, Jul 15»
2
Outfit: Slowness review – unadorned pop that becomes more …
Perhaps it's because their music sounds so unassertive and uninsistent at first: songs seem half-formed, with cool synths, piano, skeletal rhythms, a keening ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
10 Communication Secrets Of Exceptional Leaders
Great communicators don't try to cover their backs by being ambiguous, wishy-washy, or unassertive. Instead, they stick their necks out and speak very directly ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
3 Ways Introverted Entrepreneurs Can Market Themselves
Many people (falsely) assume introverts are automatically shy, unassertive and even nebbish — not qualities associated with leadership. The truth is introverts ... «Entrepreneur, Jun 15»
5
Brahms: Piano Quartet Op 25; Schumann: Piano Quartet etc CD …
Brahms: Piano Quartet Op 25; Schumann: Piano Quartet etc CD review – well played but unassertive. 3 / 5 stars. Hope/Neubauer/Finckel/Han (Deutsche ... «The Guardian, May 15»
6
Charlie Sheen's Anger Management on FX concludes with 100th …
... Michael Arden as his gay passive-aggressive anger management patient Patrick, Derek Richardson as his unassertive anger management patient Nolan, ... «Celebeat, Dec 14»
7
Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Shell's Donny Ching
For example, you may be interviewing someone who appears quiet and unassertive, or loud and demonstrative, but you should think about their background. «Law360, Dec 14»
8
Parenting: 7-year-old should grow into assertiveness
That does not mean he will always be unassertive. Both behavior and personality can change, but whereas behavior, especially a child's, can change fairly ... «News & Observer, Oct 14»
9
Living with Children: Son intimidated by other boys
That does not mean he will always be unassertive. Both behavior and personality can change, but whereas behavior, especially a child's, can change fairly ... «Gaston Gazette, Oct 14»
10
A Race Devoid of Race: Racial Politics of Brazil's Election
... to address Afro-Brazilians, she has been criticized for her unassertive stance on affirmative action and other measures for the inclusion of Afro-descendants in ... «Brown Political Review, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Unassertive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unassertive>. May 2024 ».
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