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rebuttal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɪˈbat.əl/ (Australia)
• /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/ (UK)
• /ɹiˈbʌt.əl/ (US)
• [ɹɪˈbaɾ.əl] (Australia)
• [ɹiˈbʌɾ.əl] (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English rebut Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English rebuttal From rebut + -al.

Meanings

1. The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
   • For those who imagine the capital flows with milk and honey, or avocado and sourdough, Edmonton is your rebuttal. Once full of light industry, today it has some of the most deprived areas in England. 2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian:
2. A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
3. A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.

Forms

Deriveds

rebuffal · counterrebuttal · prebuttal · right of rebuttal

Relateds

rebut · rebutter · rebuttable

Synonyms

see at refutation

Translations (24)

de Gegenbeweis (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · de Widerlegung (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · kk өтірікке шығару (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · el ανασκευή (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · ja 反論 (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · nl weerlegging (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · kk теріске шығару (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · be абвяржэ́нне (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · de Zurückweisung (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · uk спростува́ння (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · bg отричане (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · id sanggahan (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · es impugnación (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · de Erwiderung (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · id bidasan (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · fi vastaväite (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · ru опровержение (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · es rebatimiento (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · bg отхвърляне (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · cmn 反駁 /反驳 (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · es zasca (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · hi खंडन (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · kk жоққа шығару (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument) · de Gegenschrift (act of refuting something by making a contrary argument)