assertion
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4.0
- noun
- /əˈsɜrʃən/
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afirmación
- Despite the assertion of Mrs Brown that this debt has been settled, there is no evidence to prove this.
- support the assertion
- make an assertion
- evidence for the assertion
But the Select Sub Subcommittee says that assertion is demonstrably false.
- But the Select Sub Subcommittee says that assertion is demonstrably false.
- So she says love is an expression and assertion of self esteem.
- But we've lost that now we think of belief as assertion, right?
- That's not a context free assertion, that's a context sensitive assertion.
- That's one of the most obviously, patently wrong assertions in the history of intellectual thought.
- But in a sense, Apple's correct in their assertion that Pro can have a lot of different meanings.
- So if somebody makes an assertion, then just say what's that assertion based on?
- So what do I have that I have enough information about this to make some assertions.
- Self denial is an attack on a culture of self assertion, and we live in a culture of self assertion.
- And I, I mean, it's all, everybody's welcome to dislike me, to challenge my assertions.
- The idea of staying honest and fact based and accurate and making sure that your assertions actually have some evidence to them.
- And and part of his assertion within that thesis was that that civilizations get exhausted.
Examples
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In short, the opinions' factual assertion of no institutional change lacks evidentiary support.
Academic text (2008) -
What about the D.A.'s assertion that your son got his marijuana from you?
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So if somebody makes an assertion, then just say what's that assertion based on?
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- And what do you think of the doctor's assertion?
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Upon further reflection, I find the respondent's assertion is correct.
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They just fire back at you with the assertion that you did that to them.
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ISS may have fewer negative consequences than OSS, although this assertion requires further evidence.
Academic text (2015) -
The correlational findings also lend support to the assertion that web enhancements predict better course performance.
Academic text (2008) -
Most certainly, the two statements stand as mutually incompatible assertions.
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His assertion that the team would win the championship surprised everyone.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
A clear report given in speech or writing, often to officials
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3.3
A statement that something is true, often without proof
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7.2
A statement that can be true or false
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6.0
A claim someone makes to support an opinion
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3.8
A positive statement that something is true or good
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5.6
A written statement not under oath used as evidence in a court
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8.2
A public statement that openly says you believe or feel something
A strong, serious statement that someone says is true
A confident statement that has no evidence
A statement that says something is true, often as a starting point in an argument
A formal statement saying something is true instead of swearing an oath
A formal statement that says something is true
Antonyms
- Literature
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6.0
An official statement saying that something written or said before was wrong
Compounds
How Confident
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Assertion comes from a Latin root sert meaning 'to put' or 'to join', the same root you see in insert. So an assertion is a forceful 'putting forward' of an idea or claim, often said confidently without proof.