Meaning & Definition of Presumption in English
English⟶
Presumption
/prɪzəmpʃən/
noun
1. An assumption that is taken for granted
synonym:
- given,
- presumption,
- precondition
2. (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
synonym:
- presumption
3. Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- "He despised them for their presumptuousness"
synonym:
- presumption,
- presumptuousness,
- effrontery,
- assumption
4. A kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
- "His presumption was intolerable"
synonym:
- presumption