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assertion [uh-sur-shuhn] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for assertion on Thesaurus.com noun
- a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.
- an act of asserting.
Origin of assertion 1375–1425; late Middle English assercion Latin assertiōn- (stem of assertiō). See assert, -ion Related formsas·ser·tion·al, adjectivemis·as·ser·tion, nounnon·as·ser·tion, nouno·ver·as·ser·tion, nounre·as·ser·tion, nounsu·per·as·ser·tion, nounSynonyms for assertion See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. claim, contention, allegation. Related Words for assertion affirmation, pronouncement, contention, allegation, insistence, okay, maintenance, profession, attestation, defense, avowal, vindication, report, mouthful, predication, stressing Examples from the Web for assertion Contemporary Examples of assertion
She then concluded with the assertion that, “The story and the characters of Girl Online are mine.”
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That assertion, given by Shore in a pre-trial deposition, would have been too prejudicial to present to the jury, the court ruled.
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October 28, 2014
Using both my real name and a Wikipedia handle, I deleted the assertion from the article, only to watch it reappear.
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Walter Isaacson
October 19, 2014
Initially, some media outlets reported the police’s assertion that the bombs were simply smoke grenades.
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Then there’s the assertion that you should count stock and pension benefits.
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Historical Examples of assertion
But the older man would not permit the assertion to go uncontradicted.
Marvin Dana
Her assertion was disregarded as to the inability to change.
Marvin Dana
He put his whole will into the assertion of guilt, to batter down the man’s resistance.
Marvin Dana
I’m inclined to question, furthermore, the assertion that these jewels were your mother’s.
Louis Joseph Vance
Donald had killed a man in the assertion of the first law of nature—self-preservation.
Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for assertion assertion noun
- a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
- the act of asserting
Word Origin and History for assertion n.
early 15c., assercioun, from Middle French assertion (14c.) or directly from Late Latin assertionem (nominative assertio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin asserere “claim rights over something, state, maintain, affirm,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + serere “join” (see series). By “joining oneself” to a particular view, one “claimed” or “maintained” it.