presumption

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /prɪˈzʌmpʃən/ UK /prɪˈzʌmpʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
an act of taking something for granted; arrogant or overbold behavior

It was sheer presumption to assume he would pay the bill.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an act of taking something... assumption supposition presupposition arrogance audacity effrontery temerity boldness

Opposites

humility modesty diffidence

Word family

Related forms presume presumptuous presumptive

Etymology

From Old French presumpcion, from Latin praesumptio ('a taking beforehand, anticipation'), from praesumere ('to take in advance, assume'), from prae- ('before') + sumere ('to take').

praesumere Latin sumere Latin

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# presumption

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** prɪˈzʌmpʃən
**IPA (UK):** prɪˈzʌmpʃən

## Meanings
1. an act of taking something for granted; arrogant or overbold behavior

## Examples
- It was sheer presumption to assume he would pay the bill.

## Synonyms
- assumption
- supposition
- presupposition
- arrogance
- audacity
- effrontery
- temerity
- boldness

## Antonyms
- humility
- modesty
- diffidence

## Related Forms
- presume
- presumptuous
- presumptive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: praesumere
- Root: sumere

## Etymology
From Old French presumpcion, from Latin praesumptio ('a taking beforehand, anticipation'), from praesumere ('to take in advance, assume'), from prae- ('before') + sumere ('to take').

## AI Etymology
Presumption is from Old French presumpcion, from Latin praesumptio ('a taking beforehand, anticipation'), from praesumere ('to take in advance, assume'), from prae- ('before') + sumere ('to take'). Important recorded forms include praesumere (Latin) and sumere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers an act of taking something for granted; arrogant or overbold behavior. The wider family includes related words such as presume, presumptuous, and presumptive.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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