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refutation
ref·u·ta·tion R0121600 (rĕf′yo͝o-tā′shən) also re·fut·al (rĭ-fyo͞ot′l)n.1. The act of refuting.2. Something, such as an argument, that refutes someone or something.refutation (ˌrɛfjʊˈteɪʃən) n1. the act or process of refuting2. something that refutes; disproofref•u•ta•tion (ˌrɛf yʊˈteɪ ʃən) also re•fut•al (rɪˈfyut l)
n. an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | refutation - the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"defence, defenseanswer - the speech act of replying to a questionconfutation - the speech act of refuting conclusivelyrebuttal - the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument | | 2. | refutation - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of somethingdisproof, falsificationevidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"reductio, reductio ad absurdum - (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradictionconfutation - evidence that refutes conclusivelycounterexample - refutation by example | | 3. | refutation - the act of determining that something is falsefalsifying, refutal, disproof, falsificationdetermination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" |
Translationsrefute (rəˈfjuːt) verb to prove that (a person, statement etc) is wrong. You can easily refute his argument. 駁斥 反驳reˈfutable adjective 可駁斥的 可驳斥的ˌrefuˈtation (refju-) noun 駁斥 反驳
refutation
Synonyms for refutationnoun the speech act of answering an attack on your assertionsSynonymsRelated Words- answer
- confutation
- rebuttal
noun any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of somethingSynonymsRelated Words- evidence
- grounds
- reductio
- reductio ad absurdum
- confutation
- counterexample
noun the act of determining that something is falseSynonyms- falsifying
- refutal
- disproof
- falsification
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