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refutation

[ ref-yoo-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.


refutation

/ ËŒ°ùÉ›´ÚÂáʊˈ³Ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act or process of refuting
  2. something that refutes; disproof
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôr±ð·´Ú³Ü³Ùa±ô noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôr±ð´Ú·³Ü·³Ù²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of refutation1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin °ù±ð´ÚÅ«³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of °ù±ð´ÚÅ«³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å, from °ù±ð´ÚÅ«³ÙÄå³Ù(³Ü²õ) “checked, rebutted†(past participle of °ù±ð´ÚÅ«³ÙÄå°ù±ð “to check, suppress, refute, rebutâ€; refute ) + -¾±Å -ion
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Waltz's refutation gives a glimpse of what appears to be a larger Trump administration strategy around the leaks.

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In the face of Hegseth's refutation, Goldberg said that the messages he was sent included targets the military was "trying to kill in the next two hours."

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But as more data was collected and analyzed in more sophisticated ways, scientists increasingly found refutations of Red Queen theory.

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Circuit Judge Sandra Ikuta said the law is written neutrally and said Judge Du was wrong to insist there must be an affirmative refutation of past racism for a law to survive scrutiny.

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His effort didn’t work very well this time around, mostly because the CBO was ready with a nearly instant refutation of his claim.

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