assertion

[ uh-sur-shuhn ]

/ əˈsɜr ʃən /

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noun

a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion;an unwarranted assertion.

an act of asserting.

OTHER WORDS FOR assertion

1 claim, contention, allegation.

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Rarely assertation .

Origin of assertion

1375–1425; late Middle English assercion<Latin assertiōn- (stem of assertiō). See assert, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM assertion

as·ser·tion·al, adjectivemis·as·ser·tion, nounnon·as·ser·tion, nouno·ver·as·ser·tion, noun

re·as·ser·tion, nounsu·per·as·ser·tion, noun

Words nearby assertion

assentor, Asser, assert, assertation, asserted, assertion, assertive, assertiveness training, assertoric, assertory, asses

How to use assertion in a sentence

This is an implausible assertion and would have meant BarrierFree went from serving zero people to nearly 20 percent of the US population in just six months.
Ajit Pai touted false broadband data despite clear signs it wasn’t accurate|Jon Brodkin|September 4, 2020|Ars Technica
The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew discusses why there is not yet evidence to back up these assertions.
Politics Podcast: We Don’t Know Yet Whether Unrest In Kenosha And Portland Will Help Trump|Galen Druke|August 31, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
After her former employer faxed paperwork that showed her last day of work, the agency asked for a notarized form confirming her assertion that she was unemployed.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
The disputed subpoenas have been met with “various unfounded and overbroad privilege assertions,” according to the court filing.
New York’s AG is investigating whether Trump’s company falsely reported asset valuations to get loans|Lee Clifford|August 24, 2020|Fortune

Others made similar assertions, all of which were subsequently dismissed by virologists as baseless.
Why South Asia’s COVID-19 Numbers Are So Low (For Now)|Puja Changoiwala|June 23, 2020|Quanta Magazine
She then concluded with the assertion that, “The story and the characters of Girl Online are mine.”
Meet Zoella—The Newbie Author Whose Book Sales Topped J.K. Rowling|Lucy Scholes|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Which brings us to FDR's first inaugural speech assertion that "we have nothing to fear but fear itself."
Ebola, ISIS, the Border: So Much to Fear, So Little Time!|Gene Robinson|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That assertion, given by Shore in a pre-trial deposition, would have been too prejudicial to present to the jury, the court ruled.
Money, Murder, and Adoption: The Wild Trial of the Polo King|Jacqui Goddard|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It started with the blunt assertion that things were worse than most of the public realized.
Remembering Reagan’s Defining Speech|Stuart Stevens|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Using both my real name and a Wikipedia handle, I deleted the assertion from the article, only to watch it reappear.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the oath is given to confirm an assertion, it is sworn in confirmation of a covenant with God.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
A female yell issued from the alley as he came up, and Mrs Rampy suddenly appeared in a state of violent self-assertion.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
Should the alliance between the two professions be questioned, the following case will justify our assertion.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
When a man talks about "spiritual discernment," he makes a tacit assertion which ought not to be allowed to pass unchallenged.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
There is no ground for the assertion that a spiritual faculty exists apart from the reason.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford

British Dictionary definitions for assertion

assertion

/ (əˈsɜːʃən) /

noun

a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence

the act of asserting

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