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   presumption

   /prɪˈzʌm(p)ʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an idea that is taken to be true on the basis of probability: "underlying presumptions about human nature"
   • ▪ the acceptance of something as true although it is not known for certain: "the presumption of innocence"
   • ▪ an attitude adopted in law or as a matter of policy towards an action or proposal in the absence of acceptable reasons to the contrary: "the planning policy shows a general presumption in favour of development" Similar assumptionsuppositionpresuppositionbeliefthoughtguessexpectationjudgementsurmiseconjecturespeculationhypothesispostulationpremisegeneralizationinferencedeductionconclusion
   • 2. behaviour perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or appropriate: "he lifted her off the ground, and she was enraged at his presumption" Similar brazennessaudacityboldnessaudaciousnesstemerityarroganceegotismfrontpresumptuousnesspertnessforwardnesscockinessshamelessnessinsolenceimpudencebumptiousnessimpertinenceeffronteryfacecheekcheekinessgallrudenessincivilityimpolitenessdisrespectdisrespectfulnessfamiliarityfreshnessinformal:nerveneckbrass neckchutzpahsasssassinessarchaic:assumption

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French presumpcion, from Latin praesumptio(n-) ‘anticipation’, from the verb praesumere (see presume).

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