refutation
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1 refutation
The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions:
— His refutation of the charges was short and persuasive.
Pools: obrona
2 refutation
Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something.
synoniemen: disproof, falsification.
Roget 468: counter evidence; evidence on the other side, evidence on the other hand; conflicting evidence, contradictory evidence, opposing evidence; disproof, refutation etc. 479; negation etc. 536. plea ... meer laten zien
Roget 479: confutation, refutation; answer, complete answer; disproof, conviction, redargution†, invalidation; exposure, exposition; clincher; retort; reductio ad absurdum; knock down argument, ... meer laten zien
3 refutation
The act of determining that something is false.
synoniemen: disproof, falsification, falsifying, refutal.
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: abjuration, abjurement, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, answer, argument, argumentum, case, complete answer, confounding, confutation, cons, consideration, contradiction, contraremonstrance, contrary assertion, contravention, controversion, counteraccusation ... meer laten zien.
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