Definitions for Assertionəˈsɜr ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
as•ser•tionəˈsɜr ʃən(n.)
a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason; allegation.
an act of asserting.
Origin of assertion:
1375–1425; late ME < L
as•ser′tion•al(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
assertion, averment, asseveration(noun)
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
affirmation, assertion, statement(noun)
the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
assertion(noun)əˈsɜr ʃən
a statement of truth
his assertion that it would not happen again
Wiktionary
assertion(Noun)
The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
assertion(Noun)
Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
assertion(Noun)
A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
Origin: assertion, from assertio
Webster Dictionary
Assertion(noun)
the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced
Assertion(noun)
maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives
Translations for Assertion
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- beamingAfrikaans
- إثْبات، تَأكيد، إصْرارArabic
- отстояванеBulgarian
- afirmaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- tvrzeníCzech
- die BehauptungGerman
- fastholdenDanish
- διαβεβαίωση, διεκδίκησηGreek
- aserción, aserto, afirmaciónSpanish
- väide, maksmapanekEstonian
- اعلامFarsi
- vakuutusFinnish
- assertionFrench
- טַעֲנָה תַקִיפָהHebrew
- दावाHindi
- tvrdnjaCroatian
- követelés; állításHungarian
- pernyataanIndonesian
- staðhæfingIcelandic
- affermazione; rivendicazioneItalian
- 断言Japanese
- 주장Korean
- tvirtinimasLithuanian
- apgalvojums; aizstāvēšanaLatvian
- penegasanMalay
- beweringDutch
- påstand; standhaftighetNorwegian
- twierdzenie, zapewnieniePolish
- اعلامPersian
- اعلامPashto
- afirmaçãoPortuguese
- afirmaţieRomanian
- утверждение; отстаиваниеRussian
- tvrdenieSlovak
- trditevSlovenian
- tvrdnjaSerbian
- påstående, bedyrandeSwedish
- การยืนยันThai
- iddia, savTurkish
- 斷言Chinese (Trad.)
- твердженняUkrainian
- اصرار ، دعویUrdu
- sự khẳng địnhVietnamese
- 断言Chinese (Simp.)
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