Refutation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfjuːtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfjuːtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfjuːtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfjuːtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
in defense he said the other man started it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disproof falsifying refutal defence defense falsification

Parts of Speech

noun	the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions “his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive”
noun	any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
noun	the act of determining that something is false

Word Forms

refute	verb	overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
falsify	verb	prove false

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Widerlegung

der Sprechakt, auf einen Angriff auf Ihre Behauptungen zu antworten

🇫🇷French

réfutation

l'acte de langage consistant à répondre à une attaque contre vos affirmations

🇪🇸Spanish

refutación

el acto de habla de responder a un ataque a sus afirmaciones

🇮🇹Italian

confutazione

l'atto linguistico di rispondere a un attacco alle tue asserzioni

🇳🇱Dutch

weerlegging

de taalhandeling van het beantwoorden van een aanval op uw beweringen

🇵🇹Portuguese

refutação

o ato de fala de responder a um ataque às suas afirmações

🇷🇺Russian

опровержение

речевой акт ответа на атаку на ваши утверждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निराकरण

आपके दावों पर हमले का जवाब देने का भाषण कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

খণ্ডন

আপনার দাবির উপর আক্রমণের উত্তর দেওয়ার বক্তৃতা কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுப்பு

உங்கள் கூற்றுகள் மீதான தாக்குதலுக்கு பதிலளிக்கும் பேச்சு செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖండన

మీ వాదనలపై దాడికి సమాధానమిచ్చే ప్రసంగం

🇮🇳Marathi

खंडन

आपल्या प्रतिपादनावरील हल्ल्याला उत्तर देण्याची भाषण क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખંડન

તમારા નિવેદનો પરના હુમલાનો જવાબ આપવાનું ભાષણ કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸಮರ್ಥನೆಗಳ ಮೇಲಿನ ದಾಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಭಾಷಣ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഖണ്ഡനം

നിങ്ങളുടെ അവകാശവാദങ്ങൾക്കെതിരായ ആക്രമണത്തിന് മറുപടി നൽകുന്ന സംഭാഷണ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੰਡਨ

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਦਾਅਵਿਆਂ 'ਤੇ ਹਮਲੇ ਦਾ ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਕਾਰਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

تردید

آپ کے دعووں پر حملے کا جواب دینے کا تقریری عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反驳

回应对你的主张的攻击的言语行为

🇯🇵Japanese

反論

自分の主張に対する攻撃に答える言論行為

🇰🇷Korean

논박

자신의 주장에 대한 공격에 대답하는 화법

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bác bỏ

hành động nói để đáp lại sự tấn công vào những khẳng định của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

การหักล้าง

คำพูดตอบโต้การโจมตีคำยืนยันของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sanggahan

tindak tutur menjawab serangan terhadap pernyataan Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggi

ang speech act ng pagsagot sa isang pag-atake sa iyong mga pahayag

🇲🇾Malay

penolakan

tindakan pertuturan menjawab serangan terhadap dakwaan anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دحض

فعل الكلام للرد على هجوم على تأكيداتك

🇮🇷Persian

رد

عمل گفتاری پاسخ به حمله به ادعاهای شما

🇹🇷Turkish

yalanlama

iddialarınıza yönelik bir saldırıya yanıt verme konuşma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפרָכָה

פעולת הדיבור של תשובה להתקפה על קביעותיך

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