unassertiveness
Lack of boldness
Unassertiveness is a tendency to avoid stating opinions, making demands, or standing up for oneself.
Someone characterized by unassertiveness defers to others, struggles to say no, and may let their needs go unmet rather than risk conflict: His unassertiveness made him easy to overlook in meetings.
Tendency toward social timidity
- diffidenceModest self-distrust
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
self-doubt · insecurity · nervousness · fearfulness · reserve · inhibition · apprehension · timorousness
Disposition to obey others
- obsequiousnessServile eagerness to please
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
- docilityReadiness to submit
- obedienceCompliance with authority
deference · tractability · complaisance · sycophancy · fawning · bootlicking · kowtowing · groveling
Deliberate nonmovement
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- yieldingBending under pressure
- complianceAdhering to requirements
resignation · inertia · submitting · going along · deference · pliability · capitulation · disengagement
Failure to decide
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- vacillationInability to choose
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
doubt · equivocation · second-guessing · hesitation · reluctance · dithering · faltering · reservation
shyness
Tendency toward social timidity
- diffidenceModest self-distrust
- meeknessGentle, unassertive disposition
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
reticence · self-doubt · insecurity · nervousness · fearfulness · reserve · inhibition · apprehension · timorousness · sheepishness
submissiveness
Disposition to obey others
- obsequiousnessServile eagerness to please
- subservienceExcessive willingness to obey
- docilityReadiness to submit
obedience · deference · tractability · complaisance · sycophancy · fawning · bootlicking · kowtowing · groveling · humility
inaction
Deliberate nonmovement
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- yieldingBending under pressure
compliance · resignation · inertia · submitting · going along · deference · pliability · capitulation · disengagement · unresponsiveness
indecision
Failure to decide
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- vacillationInability to choose
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
uncertainty · doubt · equivocation · second-guessing · hesitation · reluctance · dithering · faltering · reservation · ambivalence
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Confident self-expression quality
self-confidence · boldness · confidence · self-assurance · forthrightness
unassertivenessdominance
Superior influence over others
aggressiveness · pushiness · bossiness · overbearingness · authoritarianism
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