English noun: assertion |
1. | assertion (communication) a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) |
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| Synonyms | asseveration, averment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | declaration |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | accusation, affirmation, avouchment, avowal, charge, claim, claim, contention, denial, disaffirmation, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, testimony |
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2. | assertion (communication) the act of affirming or asserting or stating something |
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| Synonyms | affirmation, statement |
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| Broader (hypernym) | speech act |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | say-so |
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