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Translate refutation from English to German

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refutation:
- Widerlegung; Replik; Gegenschrift; Gegenrede; Gegenbeweis
Wiktionary:
- refutation → Widerlegung
- refutation → Widerlegung

English

Detailed Translations for refutation from English to German

refutation:

refutation [the ~] noun

the refutation (rebuttal; proof of the contrary; evidence of the contrary)
die Widerlegung; die Replik; die Gegenschrift; die Gegenrede; der Gegenbeweis
- Widerlegung [die ~] noun
- Replik [die ~] noun
- Gegenschrift [die ~] noun
- Gegenrede [die ~] noun
- Gegenbeweis [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for refutation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Gegenbeweis	evidence of the contrary; proof of the contrary; rebuttal; refutation	answer; reaction; reply; response; retort
Gegenrede	evidence of the contrary; proof of the contrary; rebuttal; refutation	answer; argument; contradiction; counterargumentation; objection; protest; reaction; reply; response; retort
Gegenschrift	evidence of the contrary; proof of the contrary; rebuttal; refutation	answer; reaction; reply; response; retort
Replik	evidence of the contrary; proof of the contrary; rebuttal; refutation	answer; reaction; reply; response; retort
Widerlegung	evidence of the contrary; proof of the contrary; rebuttal; refutation	answer; reaction; reply; response; retort
-	defence; defense; disproof; falsification; falsifying; refutal
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	reply; treatment

Related Words for "refutation":

refutations

Synonyms for "refutation":

defense; defence; answer
disproof; falsification; evidence; grounds
falsifying; refutal; determination; finding

Related Definitions for "refutation":

the act of determining that something is false¹
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something¹
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions¹
- his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive¹

Wiktionary Translations for refutation:

refutation

noun

an act of refuting
- refutation → Widerlegung

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• refutation	→ Widerlegung	↔ weerlegging — een betoog waarmee men iets weerlegt
• refutation	→ Widerlegung	↔ réfutation — discours ou écrit par lequel on réfuter.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University