refutation
An act of refuting or disprovingAn act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
» The best refutation of the imaginary Malthusian laws of "land depletion" is the practice of Soviet collective farming.
Лучшим опровержением мнимых мальтузианских законов "истощения земли" является практика советского колхозного земледелия.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
Near-synonyms: rebuttal (see note), counterargument, counterassertion, counterclaim, denial
Widerlegung, Gegenschrift
опроверже́ниеoproveržénije, рефута́цияrefutácija
(countable, proscribed, uncountable)A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions.
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
Examples
1 sentencesThe best refutation of the imaginary Malthusian laws of "land depletion" is the practice of Soviet collective farming.
ruЛучшим опровержением мнимых мальтузианских законов "истощения земли" является практика советского колхозного земледелия.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French refutation (compare French réfutation, Spanish refutación, PorBorrowed from Middle French refutation (compare French réfutation, Spanish refutación, Portuguese refutação, Italian refutazione) or its etymon Latin refūtātiō, from refūtō + -ātiō. By surface analysis, refute + -ation. First attested in 1536 (in sense 1).
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Forms
plural: refutations| Singular | refutation |
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Synonyms
15 synonyms- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions:defensedefence
- any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something:disprooffalsification
- the act of determining that something is false:falsificationfalsifyingdisproofrefutal
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable