Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Lacking in assertiveness.
7 letter answer(s) to lacking in assertiveness
PASSIVE
expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
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