assertionnoun [ C + that ]
uk/əˈsɜː.ʃən/us/əˈsɝː.ʃən/a statement that you strongly believe is true:
I certainly don't agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women.
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Assertions & asserting
- airing
- assert
- attestation
- aver
- avowal
- claim
- foot
- lay
- lay sth on the line idiom
- maintain
- make out sth
- misstate
- pled
- reaffirm
- set
- story
- take
- take it from me idiom
- take sth from sb
- that's my story and I'm sticking to it idiom
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