assumed
adjective
adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned.
self-assumed
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a word derived from
assumed.
Example Sentences
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The self-assumed authority and unspoken power that Symcox enjoyed until that moment was gone.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2020
The United States spends about 3.58 percent of its GDP on defense, an amount that reflects self-assumed global responsibilities as well as political will.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2018
My type is often guilty of equally vile behavior under the cover of self-assumed sensitivity and niceness.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2015
No doubt he also hopes his moment in the E.U. spotlight will put France back in its self-assumed position as Europe's creative motor and political soul.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most of all, I deny Dr. Royce's self-assumed right to club every philosopher whose reasoning he can neither refute nor understand.
From A Public Appeal for Redress to the Corporation and Overseers of Harvard University Professor Royce's Libel by Francis Ellingwood Abbot
