HOW TO PRONOUNCE
assertion
/əˈsɜɹʃən/
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What does assertion mean?
noun
- The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
- Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
- A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
More meanings (3)
noun
- Maintenance; vindication.
- A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
- The set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈsɜɹʃən/
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At this absolute assertion, the Jondrette woman raised her large, red, blonde face and stared at the ceiling with a horrible expression.
I made it a rule to forbear all direct contradiction to the sentiments of others, and all positive assertion of my own.
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Her display of temper and open assertion of opposition were based upon nothing more than the feeling that she could do it.
By the mere fact of its being constantly repeated, this assertion has ended by becoming one of the most steadfast democratic dogmas.
The attempt to abolish the Gypsy name and manner of life might have been made without the assertion of a palpable absurdity.