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Assertion Pronunciation
Assertion is pronounced uh-SUR-shuhn, IPA /əˈsɝʃən/.
uh-SUR-shuhn
US /əˈsɝʃən/ · UK /əˈsɜːʃən/
Syllables: uh · SUR · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A confident statement that something is true, made without offering proof.
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Assertion in a Sentence
- The assertion was never tested in court.
- She repeated her assertion that the files had been copied.
- That is an assertion, not an argument.
Common Mispronunciations of Assertion
Not uh-SER-shuhn
The stressed vowel is the one in her and bird, which gives SUR rather than SER.
Not as-SUR-shuhn
Two s letters give a single hiss, so no pause or doubling interrupts the run-up to the stressed beat.
Tip: Assert and assertion keep the same stressed vowel, and only the ending changes.
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