assertion

Meaning (English)

a confident statement made without offering proof

Meaning (मराठी)

ठाम विधान, दावा

Used in a sentence

The minister’s assertion that every village is now electrified was contradicted by the audit report.

प्रत्येक गावाचे विद्युतीकरण झाल्याचा मंत्र्यांचा दावा लेखापरीक्षण अहवालाने खोडून काढला.

Synonyms

claim, contention, averment

Antonyms

denial, retraction