Engelsk navneord: refutation | |||
1. | refutation (om kommunikation) the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His refutation of the charges was short and persuasive. In defense he said the other man started it. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | defence, defense | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | answer | ||
Mere specifikke termer | confutation, rebuttal | ||
2. | refutation (om erkendelse) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | disproof, falsification | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | evidence, grounds | ||
Mere specifikke termer | confutation, counterexample, reductio, reductio ad absurdum | ||
3. | refutation (om handling) the act of determining that something is false | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | disproof, falsification, falsifying, refutal | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | determination, finding | ||