assumption
Pluralassumptions
- 1Something you believe is true without checking or proving it.
Like deciding it will rain just because the sky looks gray, without checking.
Her assumption that the store was open turned out to be wrong.
Several of his assumptions about the market proved false.
Similarpremise, supposition, hypothesis, presupposition, postulate
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- 2The act of believing something is true without any proof.
Like calling someone guilty before anyone has looked at the facts.
The assumption of bad intent without any proof damaged their friendship.
Her quick assumption that everyone agreed caused problems later.
Similarpresumption, supposition, belief, expectation, conjecture
- 3The act of taking something on yourself, such as a job, duty, or power.
Like putting on a backpack full of new duties.
Her assumption of the team leader role went smoothly.
After his father retired, his assumption of the family business began.
Similaraccession, acceptance, adoption
Oppositeabdication, relinquishment, resignation
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- 4A Christian holiday on August 15 that celebrates Mary, the mother of Jesus, being taken up into heaven.
Many Catholic families go to church on the Assumption.
The village holds a parade every year for the Assumption.
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- 5The act of taking a person up into heaven.
The story tells of the assumption of a holy man into the sky.
Old paintings show the assumption of the saint into heaven.
Similarascension
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- 6In logic, the second of two statements that together lead to a conclusion.
Like the second clue that, joined with the first, points to the answer.
In the argument, the assumption was the second statement before the conclusion.
She found the mistake in the assumption, not in the main rule.
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Origin
From Latin assumptio, meaning "a taking up." It came into English through Middle English assumpcioun.