refutation

ref·u·ta·tion

 (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.

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refutation

(ˌrɛfjʊˈteɪʃən)

n

1. the act or process of refuting

2. something that refutes; disproof

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ref•u•ta•tion

(ˌrɛf yʊˈteɪ ʃən)

also re•fut•al

(rɪˈfyut l)

n.

an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.

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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, defense answer - the speech act of replying to a question confutation - the speech act of refuting conclusively rebuttal - the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
	2.	refutation - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something disproof, falsification evidence, 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 contradiction confutation - evidence that refutes conclusively counterexample - refutation by example
	3.	refutation - the act of determining that something is false falsifying, refutal, disproof, falsification determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures"

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Translations

دَحْض

vyvrácení

modbevis

Widerlegung

refutación

réfutationréponse

megcáfolás

afsönnun

confutazionesmentita

weerlegging

imøtegåelsemotbevis

опровержение

vyvrátenie

motargumentmotbevisvederläggning

delillerle çürütme

反驳

refutation

[ˌrefjʊˈteɪʃən] N → refutación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

refutation

n → Widerlegung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

refutation

[ˌrɛfjuːˈteɪʃ/ən] n (frm) → confutazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

refute

(rəˈfjuːt) verb

to prove that (a person, statement etc) is wrong. You can easily refute his argument. verkeerd bewys يَدْحَض опровергавам refutar vyvrátit widerlegen modbevise ανατρέπω επιχείρημα refutar kummutama اشتباه کسی را اثبات کردن kumota réfuter לְהַפרִיך खण्डन करना pobiti, opovrgnuti megcáfol membuktikan kesalahan hrekja, afsanna confutare 論破する 반박하다 atmesti, paneigti, sugriauti atspēkot menyangkal, menolak weerleggentilbakevise, motsipodważyć, obalić درواغ اثباتول، ردول،غلط اثباتول refutar a combate, a respinge опровергать vyvrátiť, dokázať nesprávnosť (čoho) ovreči opovrgnuti vederlägga, motbevisa พิสูจน์ว่าไม่จริง delillerle çürütmek 駁斥 спростовувати رد کرنا bác bẻ 反驳

reˈfutable adjective

verkeerd bewysbaar قابِل للدَّحْض опровержим refutável vyvratitelný widerlegbar modbevisende που μπορεί να ανατραπεί, να διαψευστεί refutable kummutatav انکار پذیر kumottavissa oleva réfutable שְאֶפשָר לְהַפרִיכוֹ खण्डन किया जा सके koji se može opovrgnuti, opovrziv megcáfolható bisa dibuktikan hrekjanlegur confutabile 論破できる 반박할 수 있는 atmestinas, paneigiamas atspēkojams boleh disangkal, boleh ditolak weerlegbaar som kan motsies/tilbakevises podważalny, do obalenia انکار refutável refutabil опровержимый vyvrátiteľný ovrgljiv koji se može opovrgnuti som kan vederläggas ซึ่งพิสูจน์แล้วว่าไม่จริง delillerle çürütülebilir 可駁斥的 спростовний قابل تردید có thể bác bẻ 可驳斥的

ˌrefuˈtation (refju-) noun

verkeerd bewys دَحْض опровержение refutação vyvrácení die Widerlegung modbevis διάψευσηrefutación kummutamine تکذیب؛ رد kumoaminen réfutationהפרכה खण्डन pobijanje, opovrgavanje megcáfolás pembuktian kesalahan afsönnun confutazione 論破 반박 paneigimas atspēkojums; atspēkošana penyangkalan, penolakan weerleggingmotbevis, imøtegåelse podważenie, obalenie رد refutação опровержение vyvrátenie ovržba opovrgavanje vederläggning การพิสูจน์ว่าไม่จริง delillerle çürütme 駁斥 спростування تردید sự bác bẻ 反驳

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