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BNC: 5380 COCA: 5339

— assertion

ˈsɚʃən/ noun, plural assertions
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[noncount]
BNC: 5380 COCA: 5339

assertion

noun

as·​ser·​tion ə-ˈsər-shən How to pronounce assertion (audio)
a-
: the act of asserting or something that is asserted: such as
a
: insistent and positive affirming, maintaining, or defending (as of a right or attribute)
an assertion of ownership/innocence
b
: a declaration that something is the case
He presented no evidence to support his assertions.

Example Sentences

the assertion that all men have certain unalienable rights is set forth in the Declaration of Independence made the unlikely assertion that gravity affects light
Recent Examples on the Web The case, considered the Supreme Court’s first dealing with true threats on social media, ended with justices ruling 8-1 the lower court had erred in convicting Elonis based on the assertion a reasonable person would consider his posts threatening. Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Zach Frankel, executive director of the Utah Rivers Council, bristles at the assertion that landscaping in park strips does much to cool urban temperatures. Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 But that’s just with regard to the assertion that AI sentience is here. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Kelley vehemently disagrees with the assertion his company tries to exploit loopholes, saying the company does nothing but comply with the law. Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2022 The medical community has often scoffed at the assertion. The Conversation, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 The medical community has often scoffed at the assertion. Richard Johnson, The Conversation, 22 Aug. 2022 At the time, representatives for C3 countered the assertion and said negotiations were still ongoing. Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 Some experts have questioned the assertion by the airlines that the deal would benefit consumers, arguing that JetBlue would be unable to keep costs as low as Spirit, which is known in the industry as an ultra-low-cost carrier. New York Times, 28 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see assert

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of assertion was in the 15th century
BNC: 5380 COCA: 5339
assertion

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASSERTION | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbold, confident, strong大膽的/自信的/激烈的斷言dogmatic, general, sweeping武斷的/普遍的/籠統的說法sweeping assertions about the role of women in society關於女性在社會中的作用的種種籠統說法simple簡單的斷言The argument needs to progress beyond the simple assertion that criminals are made not born.僅僅斷言說罪犯並非本性不良還不夠,還得展開論證。factual基於事實的說法false, unsubstantiated, unsupported錯誤的/無事實根據的/未經證實的說法repeated多次斷言VERB + ASSERTIONmake作出斷言How can you make such an assertion?你怎麼會作出這樣的斷言?justify, prove, support證明/證實/支持說法Your assertion is not supported by the facts.你的斷言沒有事實依據。accept, agree with接受/同意說法challenge, dispute, question對斷言提出異議;對斷言提出不同意見;質疑斷言Researchers have recently challenged these assertions.研究人員最近對這些斷言提出了異議。reject拒絕接受斷言contradict, refute批駁/駁斥斷言repeat重複斷言PREPOSITIONassertion about有關⋯的斷言assertions about human nature關於人類本性的種種斷言

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