| NOUN | communication | refutation, defense, defence | the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |
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| cognition | refutation, disproof, falsification | any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | |
| act | refutation, falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutal | the act of determining that something is false / false / false / false / false |
| Sounds | reh.fyuwtey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions. | |
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| Example | "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive" | |
| Synonyms | defense, defence | |
| Narrower | confutation | The speech act of refuting conclusively |
| rebuttal | The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument | |
| Broader | answer | The speech act of replying to a question |
| Spanish | contraataque, impugnación, refutación | |
| Catalan | defensa | |
| Verbs | refute | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof |
| Meaning | Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something. | |
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| Synonyms | disproof, falsification | |
| Narrower | confutation | evidence that refutes conclusively |
| counterexample | refutation by example | |
| reductio ad absurdum, reductio | (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd | |
| Broader | evidence, grounds | Your basis for belief or disbelief |
| Spanish | impugnación, refutación | |
| Verbs | refute | prove to be false / false or incorrect |
| refute | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof | |
| Meaning | The act of determining that something is false / false / false / false / false. | |
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| Synonyms | falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutal | |
| Broader | determination, finding | The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation |
| Spanish | confutación, falsificación, refutal | |
| Catalan | confutació, desaprovació, refutal | |
| Verbs | refute | prove to be false / false or incorrect |
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