refutation
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6.8
- noun
- /ˌrɛfjʊˈteɪʃən/
- Formal
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refutación
- Even for those with training, looking for potential refutations of cherished ideas is both emotionally difficult and imaginatively draining.
- refutation of an argument
- serious refutation
- attempted refutation
He takes to heart those refutations, and he modifies his thesis.
- He takes to heart those refutations, and he modifies his thesis.
- That's not a very good refutation.
- Hume declared for all time that while Barclays arguments admit not the slightest refutation, they inspire not the slightest conviction.
- So that's not self refutation in in fact, that's why science is so powerful.
Examples
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I believe that he did consider and dismiss all the potential refutations that he could conceive.
Academic text (1990) -
The proposition, upon its face, is so absurd that it is hardly worthy of serious refutation.
Academic text (2009) -
Mark, I understand the spirit of your refutation.
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However, refutation without substantiation is not refutation at all; it's just adding to the noise.
Blog text (15) -
You will not really know if the refutation effectively refutes the original argument.
Blog text (19) -
And again, Mondragon is in itself a refutation of Ben's views.
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And Arthur Samuel's Checkers program was maybe the first, I think, really convincing refutation of this claim.
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The approach oriented itself to the refutation of errors and was marked by juridical clarity.
Academic text (2003) -
All judgments are subject to refutation, counterargument, ridicule, or dismissal out of hand.
Academic text (2006) -
The scientist presented a solid refutation of the outdated theory during the conference.
Synonyms
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6.7
A statement that says another person's argument is wrong
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4.1
To say that another person's words are wrong
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5.1
A reason that disagrees with another reason in a discussion
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5.6
Showing that a belief, story, or idea is not true
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7.7
To show that an idea, belief, or result is wrong
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6.8
A fact or argument that shows an idea is not true
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6.9
Information that goes against a claim
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7.3
A written or spoken reply that opposes another claim
Showing that an idea or statement is wrong by using facts and reasons
An act of showing that an idea or claim is wrong
Evidence that shows a belief or theory is wrong
A statement saying that something is not true or not valid
How Convincing
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Etymology
The word refutation comes from the Latin verb refutare, meaning 'to drive back' or 'repel', and it is the noun of refute, which means 'to prove wrong'. So a refutation is an argument that 'pushes back' against a claim by showing it is false.