reassertion

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noun

the act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion

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Meanings

nounreassertion (plural reassertions)

plural reassertions

  1. the act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion

    […] 1919, a time when African American hopes for a just future following their service in World War I were dashed by violent reassertions of white supremacy, including the efflorescence and expansion of the KKK into the Midwestern and northwestern U.S.

    2015, Heidi Nast, “Pit Bulls, Slavery, and Whiteness in the Mid- to Late-Nineteenth-Century U.S.”, in Rosemary-Claire Collard, Kathryn Gillespie, editors, Critical Animal Geographies, page 138

Synonyms & antonyms

nounrenewed affirmation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishassertion
  7. Englishreassertion

From re- + assertion.

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Translations

Spanish reafirmación, reaserción
  • reafirmaciónthe act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion
  • reaserciónthe act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion
  • reaseveraciónthe act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion
  • reasertothe act of reasserting; a second or subsequent assertion
Cite this entry
APA

reassertion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassertion

MLA

“reassertion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassertion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reassertion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reassertion.

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