ASSERTION


Meaning of ASSERTION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ bold , confident , strong

▪ dogmatic , general , sweeping

sweeping ~s about the role of women in society

▪ simple

The argument needs to progress beyond the simple ~ that criminals are made not born.

▪ factual

▪ false , unsubstantiated , unsupported

▪ repeated

VERB + ASSERTION

▪ make

How can you make such an ~?

▪ justify , prove , support

Your ~ is not supported by the facts.

▪ accept , agree with

▪ challenge , dispute , question

Researchers have recently challenged these ~s.

▪ reject

▪ contradict , refute

▪ repeat

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ about

~s about human nature

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