Assertions

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A confident statement or claim presented as true in conversations
2. Statements expressed with confidence as if they are true
3. Claims put forward firmly, indicating a belief in their accuracy

Etymology: "Assertions" is simply the plural of "assertion," so its history is that of the singular noun. The noun comes from Latin "assertiō," a formal word for a declaration or a claiming of something, which in turn comes from "asserere," meaning to join to oneself or to lay claim to. That sense of binding yourself to a statement is what sits behind the modern idea of stating something firmly. English took the word through Middle English as "assercioun," and it kept the Latin pattern of a verb plus a noun-forming ending. The verb "assert" came from the same Latin source, so the noun is built on it in the ordinary way, with the suffix "-ion" marking the result of an action.

Synonyms: claims, statements, declarations, allegations, affirmations

Antonyms: denials, retractions, refutations, disclaims, doubts