C1nounformallanguagepolitics
US/əˈsɜːr.ʃən/
UK/əˈsɜː.ʃən/
a statement that you strongly say is true, often without giving proof
In context
The minister repeated his assertion that taxes would not rise.
There is no evidence to support the assertion that video games cause violence.
Her assertion of independence surprised her strict parents.
Words that go with assertion
verb + noun
- make an assertionYou shouldn't make an assertion you can't prove.
- support the assertionThe data does not support the assertion that prices are falling.
- challenge the assertionSeveral scientists have challenged the assertion.
- reject the assertionThe company rejected the assertion that it had broken the law.
adjective + noun
- bold assertionSaying it is the best phone ever made is a bold assertion.
noun + preposition
- assertion ofThe march was an assertion of the workers' rights.