- a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
- the act of asserting
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as•ser•tion /əˈsɜrʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a strong declaration, often without support or reason;
allegation:[countable]unfounded assertions. - an act of asserting: [uncountable]the assertion of rights for minorities.[countable]an assertion of power.
as•ser•tion
(ə sûr′shən),USA pronunciation n.
as•ser′tion•al, adj.
- a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.
- an act of asserting.
- Latin assertiōn- (stem of assertiō). See assert, -ion
- late Middle English assercion 1375–1425
- 1. claim, contention, allegation.
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assertion /əˈsɜːʃən/ n
'assertion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
affirmation
- affirmative
- allegation
- assurance
- claim
- deny
- dictum
- disprove
- even
- good
- Gregory VII
- insist
- ipse dixit
- jactitation
- James I
- Renaissance
- round
- say-so
- self-assertion
- self-certification
- sentence
- verification
- agree
- argue
- asseveration
- back
- believe
- challenge
- contestation
- contradiction
- counterexample
- debunk
- denial
- disclaimer
- dogmatism
- Engel's law
- expression
- identity
- immodest
- litigate
- maintain
- muddleheaded
- neorealism
- position
- positive
- predicate
- prescription
- profession
- pronounce
- rhetorical question