assertion

/ə'sə:ʃn/

Thân thiện

She made a firm assertion about the project's deadline.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of stating something positively or with confidence: An "assertion" is the act of declaring or affirming a fact or belief, often forcefully.
   • A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief: An "assertion" can also refer to the statement itself that is made, typically without providing proof or evidence at the moment it is stated.

Examples

• Noun:
  • His assertion of innocence was met with skepticism. (His confident statement that he was innocent was met with doubt.)
  • The report is based on the assertion that climate change is accelerating. (The report is founded on the confident statement that climate change is speeding up.)
  • She made an assertion about the company's future profits. (She stated a belief about the company's future profits confidently.)

Advanced Usage

• "To make an assertion": To state something confidently.

  • The lawyer made a bold assertion in her opening statement. (The lawyer stated something confidently and forcefully at the start of her argument.)

• "An assertion of authority/rights": A statement or action that declares one's power or entitlements.

  • The new policy was seen as an assertion of government control. (The new policy was viewed as a declaration of the government's power.)

Variants and Related Words

• Assert (verb): To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

  • He asserted that he had completed the work. (He stated confidently that he had finished the work.)

• Assertive (adjective): Having or showing a confident and forceful personality.

  • She is very assertive in meetings. (She is very confident and direct in meetings.)

Synonyms

• Declaration: A formal or explicit statement or announcement.
• Contention: An assertion, especially one maintained in argument.
• Affirmation: The action or process of affirming something.

Related Phrases

• "Mere assertion": A statement made without any proof or supporting argument.

  • His argument was dismissed as a mere assertion. (His argument was rejected because it was just an unsupported statement.)

• "Self-assertion": The confident and forceful expression or promotion of oneself, one's views, or one's desires.

  • Her self-assertion helped her advance in her career. (Her confident promotion of her own abilities helped her career progress.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
2. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• affirmation
• statement
• averment
• asseveration