presumption
presumption Lexical Profile
presumption Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An idea that is taken to be true, and often used as the basis for other ideas, although it is not known for certain, usually based on probability or reasonable evidence.
"The legal system operates on the fundamental presumption that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty."
Behavior perceived as arrogant, disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
"He was shocked by her presumption in making major changes to the project without consulting the team first."
Word Nuance & Usage
"Presumption" is often confused with "assumption"; while an assumption is something taken for granted without proof, a presumption implies a belief based on reasonable probability or evidence (or, in its behavioral sense, an overstepping of bounds).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Old French from Latin praesumptionem, meaning "a taking beforehand" or "audacity," from praesumere (prae- "before" + sumere "to take").