assertion
US: /əˈsɝʃən/
UK: /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
UK: /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
assertion /ə'sə:ʃn/
- danh từ
- sự đòi (quyền lợi...)
- sự xác nhận, sự khẳng định, sự quả quyết, sự quyết đoán
- điều xác nhận, điều khẳng định, điều quyết đoán
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [C] a statement saying that you strongly believe sth to be true
Synonym: CLAIM
He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying. + Do you have any evidence to support your assertions?
2 [U, C] the act of stating, using or claiming sth strongly: the assertion of his authority + The demonstration was an assertion of the right to peaceful protest.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 statement, declaration, affirmation, contention, asseveration, averment, avowal, pronouncement; Law affidavit, deposition:
He made the assertion that he had never seen the defendant before.
2 insistence, proclamation, representation, affirmation, confirmation:
The kings exercised their jurisdiction in the assertion of their regal power.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
bold, confident, proud | categorical, dogmatic, general, sweeping
sweeping assertions about the role of women in society
| simple
The argument needs to progress beyond the simple assertion that criminals are made not born.
| unfounded, unsubstantiated, unsupported
VERB + ASSERTION
make
How can you make such an assertion?
| justify, prove, support
Your assertion is not supported by the facts.
| accept, agree with | challenge, question
Researchers have recently challenged these assertions.
| reject | refute
PREP.
~ about
assertions about human nature
Concise English dictionary
assertionsə'sɜːʃn
noun
+a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
+the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
