Refute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

prove to be false or incorrect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfjˈuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfjˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfjˈuːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfjˈuːt/.

Examples

The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rebut controvert

Parts of Speech

verb	overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof “The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments”
verb	prove to be false or incorrect

Word Forms

refutation	noun	the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
refuter	noun	a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument
rebutter	noun	(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
rebuttal	noun	the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

widerlegen

Sturz durch Argumente, Beweise oder Beweise

🇫🇷French

réfuter

renverser par un argument, une preuve ou une preuve

🇪🇸Spanish

refutar

derrocamiento por argumento, evidencia o prueba

🇮🇹Italian

confutare

rovesciare con argomenti, prove o prove

🇳🇱Dutch

weerleggen

omvergeworpen door argument, bewijs of bewijs

🇵🇹Portuguese

refutar

derrubado por argumento, evidência ou prova

🇷🇺Russian

опровергать

свержение с помощью аргументов, доказательств или доказательств

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खंडन

तर्क, साक्ष्य या प्रमाण द्वारा उखाड़ फेंकना

🇧🇩Bengali

খণ্ডন

যুক্তি, প্রমাণ বা প্রমাণ দ্বারা উৎখাত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுக்கின்றன

வாதம், ஆதாரம் அல்லது ஆதாரம் மூலம் தூக்கி எறியவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖండించండి

వాదన, సాక్ష్యం లేదా రుజువు ద్వారా పడగొట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

खंडन

युक्तिवाद, पुरावा किंवा पुरावा द्वारे उलथून टाकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખંડન

દલીલ, પુરાવા અથવા પુરાવા દ્વારા ઉથલાવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲ್ಲಗಳೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ವಾದ, ಪುರಾವೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪುರಾವೆಯಿಂದ ಉರುಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാകരിക്കുക

വാദം, തെളിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തെളിവ് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് അട്ടിമറിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੰਡਨ

ਦਲੀਲ, ਸਬੂਤ, ਜਾਂ ਸਬੂਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਉਲਟਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تردید

دلیل، ثبوت، یا ثبوت کے ذریعہ معزول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反驳

通过论证、证据或证据推翻

🇯🇵Japanese

反論する

議論、証拠、証明によって覆す

🇰🇷Korean

반박하다

주장, 증거 또는 증거에 의한 전복

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bác bỏ

lật đổ bằng lý lẽ, bằng chứng hoặc bằng chứng

🇹🇭Thai

หักล้าง

ล้มล้างด้วยการโต้แย้ง หลักฐาน หรือข้อพิสูจน์

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyangkal

digulingkan dengan argumentasi, pembuktian, atau pembuktian

🇵🇭Filipino

pabulaanan

ibagsak sa pamamagitan ng argumento, ebidensya, o patunay

🇲🇾Malay

menyangkal

menggulingkan dengan hujah, bukti, atau bukti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دحض

نقضه بالحجة أو الدليل أو البرهان

🇮🇷Persian

رد کردن

با استدلال، شواهد یا برهان سرنگون شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çürütmek

argüman, kanıt veya kanıtla devirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְרִיך

הפלה באמצעות טיעון, ראיה או הוכחה

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