assertion

C1 Topic:Communication

US /əˈsɜɹʃən/ UK /əˈsɜːʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #36385

Meanings

1

noun
A confident statement that something is true.

He repeated his assertion that he had never seen the money.
2

noun
A statement made firmly but without proof or evidence.

Without any data, her claim was just a bare assertion.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a confident statement that... affirmationaverment

More accusation allegation censure charge crimination impeachment

Word family

Forms assertions

Derived forms assertionalassertionlesscounterassertiondeassertionnonassertionoverassertionreassertion self-assertionunassertion

Related forms assertoric

Etymology

From Middle English assercioun, from Latin assertiō. By surface analysis, assert + -ion.

*ser- (bind) Proto-Indo-European assercioun Middle English assertiō Latin

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Topics

Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

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# assertion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈsɜɹʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈsɜːʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 36385

## Meanings
1. A confident statement that something is true.
2. A statement made firmly but without proof or evidence.

## Examples
- He repeated his assertion that he had never seen the money.
- Without any data, her claim was just a bare assertion.

## Synonyms
- accusation
- allegation
- censure
- charge
- crimination
- impeachment

## Derived Forms
- assertional
- assertionless
- counterassertion
- deassertion
- nonassertion
- overassertion
- reassertion
- self-assertion
- unassertion

## Related Forms
- assertoric

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ser- (bind)
- Root: assercioun
- Root: assertiō

## Etymology
From Middle English assercioun, from Latin assertiō. By surface analysis, assert + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Assertion is from Middle English assercioun, from Latin assertiō. By surface analysis, assert + -ion. Important historical forms include Proto-Indo-European *ser- (bind), Middle English assercioun, and Latin assertiō. In present-day use, it can mean a confident statement that something is true, or a statement made firmly but without proof or evidence. Derived formations include assertional, assertionless, counterassertion, deassertion, nonassertion.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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