assertion
Americannoun
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a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason.
a mere assertion;
an unwarranted assertion.
- Synonyms:
- allegation, contention, claim
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an act of asserting.
noun
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a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
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the act of asserting
Other Word Forms
- assertional adjective
- misassertion noun
- nonassertion noun
- overassertion noun
- reassertion noun
- superassertion noun
Etymology
Origin of assertion
1375–1425; late Middle English assercion < Latin assertiōn- (stem of assertiō ). See assert, -ion
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"The assertion that some crimes against humanity are less severe than others objectively diminishes the suffering of countless victims and survivors of other atrocities throughout history," he argued.
From BBC
The stock’s decline also dovetails with a U.S. government appeal of a federal court ruling in September of 2024 that rejected tougher remedies to the assertion that it holds a monopoly in online search.
From Barron's
You might roll your eyes at the quasi-hippie assertion, but 100 pages later, you will nod your head sagely in agreement.
From Salon
I give it the first AI’s research memo and ask it to make a list of every single factual assertion, and then, to fact-check each claim several ways.
The editorial cites an assertion by American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Roger Pielke Jr. that parts of the chapter were ghost written by our colleague Michael Burger.
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