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assertion
[ uh-sur-shuhn ]
noun
- a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:
a mere assertion;
an unwarranted assertion.
Synonyms: allegation, contention, claim
- an act of asserting.
assertion
/ əˈsɜːʃən /
noun
- a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
- the act of asserting
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Other Words From
- as·ser·tion·al adjective
- mis·as·ser·tion noun
- non·as·ser·tion noun
- o·ver·as·ser·tion noun
- re·as·ser·tion noun
- su·per·as·ser·tion noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of assertion1
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Example Sentences
She then concluded with the assertion that, “The story and the characters of Girl Online are mine.”
Which brings us to FDR's first inaugural speech assertion that "we have nothing to fear but fear itself."
That assertion, given by Shore in a pre-trial deposition, would have been too prejudicial to present to the jury, the court ruled.
It started with the blunt assertion that things were worse than most of the public realized.
Using both my real name and a Wikipedia handle, I deleted the assertion from the article, only to watch it reappear.
When the oath is given to confirm an assertion, it is sworn in confirmation of a covenant with God.
A female yell issued from the alley as he came up, and Mrs Rampy suddenly appeared in a state of violent self-assertion.
Should the alliance between the two professions be questioned, the following case will justify our assertion.
When a man talks about "spiritual discernment," he makes a tacit assertion which ought not to be allowed to pass unchallenged.
There is no ground for the assertion that a spiritual faculty exists apart from the reason.
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