Dictionary Check: presumption

"presumption" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 22 points

Definition

noun

an assumption that is taken for granted

Synonyms:
noun

(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

noun

audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

Example: "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
noun

a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming

Example: "his presumption was intolerable"

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