Apedia

Refutation Refute Wrong Statement Idea Syn N Noun

Refutation is the act of proving an argument, accusation, or theory to be wrong or false.

A refutation is a formal proof or argument that demonstrates a statement, idea, or accusation is wrong or untrue.

word refutation
content jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EYL23EclOpGgujY6zi3C0/p/mUxPeEoQQpDthyN23JysMWgH4tMTI6QB5adLYhuTilay6YfbLt+OGOwwK3RNBzGUZPRwqv1Lymqb9yDg1QypfUfOTqsMgR0U2cDHWAIt4oM09dYBE8itiUEUyFdWFpI=
Collins
refutation
/re̱fjuːte͟ɪʃ(ə)n/
1
[N-VAR 可变名词](对观点、指责或理论的)驳斥,反驳 A refutation of an argument, accusation, or theory is something that proves it is wrong or untrue.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • He prepared a complete refutation of the Republicans' most serious charges.

    他准备全面反驳共和党人对他最严重的指控。


LDC
refutere‧fute /rɪˈfjuːt/ verb [transitive] formal
Word Origin
Verb Table
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
1to prove that a statement or idea is not correct SYN  rebutrefute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etc an attempt to refute Darwin’s theories2to say that a statement is wrong or unfair SYN  denyrefute an allegation/a suggestion etc She refuted any allegations of malpractice.—refutable adjective—refutation /ˌrefjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]
WDF

refutation

[ˌrefjʊ'teɪʃn]

TEM8
n24709
257
13
27
63
20
134
NOUN25784
6963
反驳(68%),辩驳(32%)
n.反驳;驳斥;辩驳

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Tom stubborn is being

Previous card: Tom ridiculous is being

Up to card list: 2023恋练有词考研英语真题词汇6500分层串记牌组