Meaning

3 senses
  1. The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.

    Erwiderung, Gegenschrift, Gegenbeweis

    опровержениеoproverženije

    спростува́нняsprostuvánnja

    the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

  2. A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.

  3. A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.

    (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder

Examples

8 sentences
  1. There was no need for rebuttal.

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  2. Such a harsh rebuttal was hardly necessary.

    ruСтоль резкая отповедь едва ли была обязательна.

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  3. I contacted the reporter and demanded a rebuttal.

    ruЯ связался с корреспондентом и потребовал опровержения.

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  4. Yoshio continued to believe it despite the rebuttal.

    ruНесмотря на наличие опровержения, Ёшио продолжал в это верить.

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  5. A rebuttal will be published in the next issue.

    ruВ следующем номере выйдет опровержение.

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of refuting something by making a contrary argument:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of refuting something by making a contrary argument:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of refuting something by making a contrary argument:

Forms

plural: rebuttals
Singularrebuttal
Pluralrebuttals

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
see at refutation
Close in meaning
  • (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder:rebutter

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rebuttal — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto