Refutal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of determining that something is false

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfjˈuːɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfjˈuːtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfjˈuːtəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfjˈuːɾəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

falsifying disproof refutation falsification

Word Forms

falsify	verb	prove false
refute	verb	prove to be false or incorrect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Widerlegung

der Akt der Feststellung, dass etwas falsch ist

🇫🇷French

réfutation

l'action de déterminer que quelque chose est faux

🇪🇸Spanish

refutación

el acto de determinar que algo es falso

🇮🇹Italian

confutazione

l'atto di determinare che qualcosa è falso

🇳🇱Dutch

weerlegging

de handeling waarbij wordt vastgesteld dat iets onwaar is

🇵🇹Portuguese

refutação

o ato de determinar que algo é falso

🇷🇺Russian

опровержение

акт определения того, что что-то является ложным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खंडन

यह निर्धारित करने की क्रिया कि कोई बात झूठी है

🇧🇩Bengali

খণ্ডন

কিছু মিথ্যা তা নির্ধারণের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுப்பு

ஏதோ தவறு என்று தீர்மானிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖండన

ఏదో తప్పు అని నిర్ణయించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

खंडन

काहीतरी खोटे आहे हे ठरवण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખંડનકારી

કંઈક ખોટું છે તે નક્કી કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಕರಿಸುವ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಎಂದು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാകരിക്കുന്നു

എന്തെങ്കിലും തെറ്റാണെന്ന് നിർണ്ണയിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੰਡਨ

ਇਹ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਕਿ ਕੁਝ ਗਲਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تردید

اس بات کا تعین کرنے کا عمل کہ کچھ غلط ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反驳

确定某事是错误的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

反駁した

何かが虚偽であると判断する行為

🇰🇷Korean

반박

어떤 것이 거짓이라고 판단하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bác bỏ

hành động xác định rằng một cái gì đó là sai

🇹🇭Thai

การปฏิเสธ

การตัดสินว่าบางสิ่งเป็นเท็จ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembuktian kesalahan

tindakan menentukan bahwa sesuatu itu salah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggi

ang pagkilos ng pagtukoy na ang isang bagay ay mali

🇲🇾Malay

penolakan

tindakan menentukan bahawa sesuatu itu palsu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دحض

فعل تحديد أن شيئا ما هو خطأ

🇮🇷Persian

رد

عمل تشخیص نادرست بودن چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

çürütme

bir şeyin yanlış olduğunu belirleme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הפרכה

הפעולה של קביעה שמשהו שקרי

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