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Assertion vs Insistence - What's the difference?

assertion | insistence | Synonyms |

Assertion is a synonym of insistence.


As nouns the difference between assertion and insistence

is that assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced while insistence is the state of being insistent.

assertion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
  • Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
  • (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

    • Related terms

    * assertoric

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    insistence

    English

    Noun

  • the state of being insistent
  • an urgent demand
  • (fencing) The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength

    • Synonyms

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    Related terms

    * insist