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assertion
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as·ser·tion  (-sûrshn)
n.
1. The act of asserting.
2. Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.

as·sertion·al adj.

assertion [əˈsɜːʃən]
n
1. a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
2. the act of asserting
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.assertion - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
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
speech act - the use of language to perform some act
say-so - one chap's arbitrary assertion

assertion
noun
2. insistence, defence, stressing, maintenance, vindication They have made the assertion of ethnic identity possible.
Translations
assertion [əˈsɜːʃən] Nafirmación f, aseveración f
assertion [əˈsɜːrʃən] nassertion f, affirmation f
assertion
n
(= statement)Behauptung f; (of innocence)Beteuerung f; to make assertions/an assertionBehauptungen/eine Behauptung aufstellen
no pl (= insistence)Behauptung f
assertion [əˈsɜːʃn] naffermazione f, asserzione f
assertion [əˈsɜːʃn] naffermazione f, asserzione f


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