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presumption

pre·sump·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pri-zuhmp-shuh n]
    • /prɪˈzʌmp ʃən/
    • /prɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pri-zuhmp-shuh n]
    • /prɪˈzʌmp ʃən/

Definitions of presumption word

  • noun presumption the act of presuming. 1
  • noun presumption assumption of something as true. 1
  • noun presumption belief on reasonable grounds or probable evidence. 1
  • noun presumption something that is presumed; an assumption. 1
  • noun presumption a ground or reason for presuming or believing. 1
  • noun presumption Law. an inference required or permitted by law as to the existence of one fact from proof of the existence of other facts. 1
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Origin of presumption

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English: effrontery, supposition < Latin praesūmptiōn- (stem of praesūmptiō) anticipation, supposition, Late Latin: presumptuousness, equivalent to praesūmpt(us) (past participle of praesūmere to undertake beforehand; see presume) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Presumption

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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presumption popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for presumption

noun presumption

  • acquaintanceship — a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
  • apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
  • arrogance — the quality or state of being arrogant; overbearing pride or self-importance
  • assumption — If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
  • assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
All 69 Synonyms of presumption

Antonyms for presumption

noun presumption

  • hope — Anthony, pen name of Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins.
Just one Antonym for presumption

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Related words

  • assumption

    If you make an assumption that something is true or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.

  • presumption of fact

    a presumption based on experience or knowledge of the relationship between a known fact and a fact inferred from it.

  • presumption of innocence

    the rebuttable presumption of the innocence of the defendant in a criminal action in Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence, placing upon the prosecution the burden of proof of the defendant's guilt.

  • presumption of law

    a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.

  • presumption of survivorship

    a presumption that one of two or more related persons was the last to die in a common disaster, made so that the estates may be settled and the final heirs determined.

  • presumptuous

    full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
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