overassertive

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overassertive

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From over- + assertive.

adjective more overassertive · most overassertive

  1. Too assertive. This problem multiplies even more as Hart and Blackmon report: “Clinical experience shows that underassertive and excessively overassertive ministers are much more likely to suffer from depression, burnout, helplessness and especially problems with anger and resentment."

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@misc{overassertive_2026,
  title = {overassertive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overassertive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}