assertion

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UK /əˈsɜːʃən/ US /əˈsɜɹʃən/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

bold, confident, proud

categorical, dogmatic, general, sweeping

The politician made a categorical assertion that all citizens would benefit from the new policy.

simple

He made a simple assertion that all students should learn at least one foreign language.

unfounded, unsubstantiated, unsupported

VERB + ASSERTION

make

The lawyer made a bold assertion that the witness had been dishonest throughout the trial.

justify, prove, support

The scientist had to justify her assertion that the new drug was safe for patients.

accept, agree with

challenge, question

Many people question the government's assertions about the safety of the new bridge.

reject | refute

PREP

~ about

The scientist made bold assertions about climate change during the conference.

Definitions

noun

The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

You're a man of strong assertions!

Suppose you are given the semifactual assertion, "even if Nora had liked mathematics then she would have became^([sic]) a scientist" and then you find out that Nora did in fact become a scientist.

A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.

That's just a bare assertion.

Drivers' union ASLEF bluntly rebuffed the claim of unofficial action, calling it a lie. And Avanti West Coast was unable to provide any proof for its assertion, when questioned by RAIL.

Maintenance; vindication.

the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives

A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

The user should be absolutely confident that the error issued is a real design error. In other words, a user should be confident that his assertion code is correct and that the assertion failure is not a false condition.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting

averment
asseveration

noun — the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

You're a man of strong assertions!

Wiktionary

Suppose you are given the semifactual assertion, "even if Nora had liked mathematics then she would have became^([sic]) a scientist" and then you find out that Nora did in fact become a scientist.

Wiktionary

That's just a bare assertion.

Wiktionary

It is important to note that his assertion is groundless.

Tatoeba · #286615

Nobody will believe his assertion that he is innocent.

Tatoeba · #322789

An assertion isn't a proof.

Tatoeba · #795030

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