🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

fausse supposition

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fos su-po-zi-syon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Erroneous assumption/ɪˈroʊ.ni.əs əˈsʌmp.ʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le projet a échoué à cause d'une fausse supposition."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A belief or premise accepted as true that is subsequently proven to be factually incorrect or logically flawed.

    "The entire marketing strategy collapsed because it was built on the erroneous assumption that consumer demand would remain constant."
  2. 2

    An unexamined presupposition that leads to a mistaken conclusion in reasoning or planning.

    "We must audit our project parameters to eliminate any erroneous assumptions before moving forward."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'erroneous', originating from the Latin 'erroneus' (wandering, straying, mistaken) via Old French, and 'assumption', derived from the Latin 'assumptio' (taking to oneself). Together, the phrase evolved in modern philosophical and analytical contexts to describe a foundational belief accepted as true despite lacking factual validity.

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