assertion

as·ser·tion  (-sûrshn)

n.

1. The act of asserting.

2. Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.

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as·sertion·al adj.

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assertion

Noun

1. a positive statement, usually made without evidence

2. the act of asserting

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	assertion - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) asseveration, averment declaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) claim - an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages" claim - an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims" accusation, charge - an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" contention - a point asserted as part of an argument ipse dixit, ipsedixitism - an unsupported dogmatic assertion affirmation, avouchment, avowal - a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something testimony - an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it" disaffirmation, denial - the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
	2.	assertion - the act of affirming or asserting or stating something affirmation, statement speech act - the use of language to perform some act say-so - one chap's arbitrary assertion

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assertion

noun 1. statement, claim, allegation, profession, declaration, contention, affirmation, pronouncement, avowal, attestation, predication, asseveration

noun 2. insistence, defence, stressing, maintenance, vindication

Translations

assertion [əˈsəːʃən] n → afirmación f

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assertion [əˈsəːʃən] assert n → assertion f, affirmation f

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assertion [əˈsəːʃən] assert n → Behauptung f

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assertion [əˈsəːʃən] n → asserzione f