presumption

noun

1. an assumption that is taken for granted

Similar word(s): given, precondition

Definition categories: thought, assumption, supposal, supposition

2. (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

Definition categories: thought, illation, inference

3. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

- he despised them for their presumptuousness

Similar word(s): assumption, effrontery, presumptuousness

Definition categories: attribute, audaciousness, audacity

4. a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming

- his presumption was intolerable

Definition categories: act, discourtesy, offence, offense