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assumptionsomething that you accept as true without question or proof

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: something that you accept as true without question or proof

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsʌmpʃən/

Korean meaning: 증명 없이 당연하게 여기는 것, 가정

Korean pronunciation: 어**썸**션

Example Sentences

  • His assumption that pizza is a vegetable because it has tomato sauce was quickly debunked.
  • The research was based on the assumption that cats actually care about their owners.
  • We need to question our assumptions about traditional business models.

assumption

NOUN

//əˈsʌmpʃən//

something that you accept as true without question or proof

assumption concept
💡 Concept

The manager makes an assumption about who lost the files

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assumption rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

His assumption led to consumption, but his presumption brought confusion!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsʌmpʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsʌmpʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixas--
Rootsump
Suffix--tion

Origin

From Latin 'assumptio', derived from 'assumere' meaning 'to take up' or 'to take to oneself', formed by combining the prefix 'ad-' (to) with 'sumere' (to take).

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🎵Rhyme

consumptionpresumptionresumption
consumption
presumption
resumption

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His assumption that pizza is a vegetable because it has tomato sauce was quickly debunked.

😄 Fun example

The research was based on the assumption that cats actually care about their owners.

We need to question our assumptions about traditional business models.

Her assumption of the CEO position marked a new era for the company.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

presumptionsuppositionhypothesispremiseconjecture

Antonyms

factproofcertainty

Related

assumepresumesupposehypotheticaltheoretical