Usage Note
Affirmation denotes a positive statement or claim presented as fact, in contrast to négation or question. In contemporary self-help discourse it also translates 'affirmation' in the sense of positive self-talk. The verb is affirmer and the adjective affirmatif/affirmative.
Examples
"Son affirmation était difficile à croire."
Natural Translation
His assertion was difficult to believe.
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