ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING Antonyms

• (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

• the quality of being inhibited

• (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part

• the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)

• the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness

• a disposition to be patient and long suffering

• submission to others or to outside influences

• the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

• a feeling of fear of embarrassment

• the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.

• fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

• fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities