refuteverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈfjuːt/us/rɪˈfjuːt/formalto say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false:
to refute a person/theory/argument/claim
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Denying & contradicting
- abnegate
- answer
- answer (sb) back
- change your tune idiom
- defensive
- denial
- deny
- disagree
- Dutchman
- hell
- I'm a Dutchman idiom
- nonsense
- oxymoron
- rebut
- rebuttal
- speak for yourself idiom
- stand
- stand sth on its head idiom
- talk
- the hell sb is/does, etc. idiom
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refutation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌref.juˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌref.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/