Averment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæθɪɾɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐvˈɜːmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐvˈɜːmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæθɪɾɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

asseveration assertion

Word Forms

assert	verb	state categorically
aver	verb	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
asseverate	verb	state categorically

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

affirmation

une déclaration faite avec insistance (comme si aucune preuve à l’appui n’était nécessaire)

🇪🇸Spanish

afirmación

una declaración que se hace enfáticamente (como si no fuera necesaria ninguna evidencia de respaldo)

🇮🇹Italian

media

una dichiarazione resa con enfasi (come se non fossero necessarie prove a sostegno)

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijzing

een verklaring die nadrukkelijk wordt afgelegd (alsof er geen ondersteunend bewijs nodig is)

🇵🇹Portuguese

afirmação

uma declaração feita enfaticamente (como se nenhuma evidência de apoio fosse necessária)

🇷🇺Russian

утверждение

заявление, сделанное решительно (как будто никаких подтверждающих доказательств не требуется)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दृढ़ कथन

एक घोषणा जो सशक्त रूप से की गई है (जैसे कि कोई सहायक साक्ष्य आवश्यक नहीं था)

🇧🇩Bengali

বিমুখতা

একটি ঘোষণা যা জোরালোভাবে করা হয় (যেন কোনো সমর্থনকারী প্রমাণের প্রয়োজন ছিল না)

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுப்பு

ஒரு பிரகடனம் உறுதியாக செய்யப்படுகிறது (ஆதரவு ஆதாரம் தேவையில்லை என்பது போல்)

🇮🇳Telugu

విముఖత

గట్టిగా చేసిన ప్రకటన (సహాయక సాక్ష్యం అవసరం లేనట్లుగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोध

एक घोषणा जी जोरदारपणे केली जाते (जसे की कोणतेही समर्थन पुरावे आवश्यक नाहीत)

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિવારણ

એક ઘોષણા જે ભારપૂર્વક કરવામાં આવે છે (જેમ કે કોઈ સહાયક પુરાવા જરૂરી ન હોય)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹಕಾರ

ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಲಾದ ಘೋಷಣೆ (ಯಾವುದೇ ಪೋಷಕ ಪುರಾವೆಗಳು ಅಗತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെറുപ്പ്

ഊന്നിപ്പറയുന്ന ഒരു പ്രഖ്യാപനം (പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്ന തെളിവുകളൊന്നും ആവശ്യമില്ലാത്തതുപോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿਆਗ

ਇੱਕ ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾ ਜੋ ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਸਬੂਤ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنا

ایک اعلان جو زور کے ساتھ کیا جاتا ہے (گویا کوئی معاون ثبوت ضروری نہیں تھا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断言

强调的声明（就好像不需要支持证据一样）

🇯🇵Japanese

回避

（裏付けとなる証拠が必要ないかのように）強調して行われる宣言

🇰🇷Korean

언명

(마치 뒷받침하는 증거가 필요하지 않은 것처럼) 강조된 선언

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quả quyết

một tuyên bố được đưa ra một cách dứt khoát (như thể không cần bằng chứng hỗ trợ)

🇹🇭Thai

การหลีกเลี่ยง

คำประกาศที่ทำเน้นย้ำ (ราวกับว่าไม่จำเป็นต้องมีหลักฐานสนับสนุน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penegasan

pernyataan yang dibuat dengan tegas (seolah-olah tidak diperlukan bukti pendukung)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأكيد

إعلان يتم التأكيد عليه (كما لو لم تكن هناك حاجة إلى أدلة داعمة)

🇮🇷Persian

پرهیزگاری

اعلامیه ای که به طور قاطع بیان می شود (انگار هیچ مدرکی برای حمایت لازم نیست)

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçınma

Vurgulu bir şekilde yapılan bir beyan (sanki hiçbir destekleyici kanıt gerekli değilmiş gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

סרבנות

הצהרה שנאמרת באופן נחרץ (כאילו אין צורך בראיות תומכות)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'averment'?

The primary meaning of 'averment' is 'a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'averment' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'averment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'averment' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'averment' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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