Supposition
/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture. countable, uncountable
- 2 the cognitive process of supposing wordnet
- 3 The act or an instance of supposing. countable, uncountable
- 4 a hypothesis that is taken for granted wordnet
- 5 a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"This supposition, that the Earth is immobile, was completely untrue."
Etymology
From Middle English supposicioun, from Anglo-Norman supposicion, from Latin suppositiō, suppositiōnem (“supposition”), from sub- (“under”) + positiō, positiōnem (“position; theme”), from positus (“position”), from the perfect passive participle of pōnō, pōnere (“put, place”).