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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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# The act of contradicting something by making a [[contrary]] [[argument]], or presenting contrary [[evidence]]. |
# The act of contradicting something by making a [[contrary]] [[argument]], or presenting contrary [[evidence]]. |
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#*{{quote-journal|en|date=17 August 2023|author=Aditya Chakrabortty|work=The Guardian|title=Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/17/bailiffs-pay-car-impounded-poor-britain-poverty|passage=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.}} |
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=17 August 2023|author=Aditya Chakrabortty|work=The Guardian|title=Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/17/bailiffs-pay-car-impounded-poor-britain-poverty|passage=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.}} |
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# A [[statement]], designed to [[refute]] or [[negate]] specific [[argument]]s put forward by [[opponent]]s. |
# A [[statement]], designed to [[refute]] or [[negate]] specific [[argument]]s put forward by [[opponent]]s. |
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# {{lb|en|legal}} A [[pleading]] by a [[defendant]] in [[reply]] to the evidence put forward by a [[plaintiff]] or the [[prosecution]]. |
# {{lb|en|legal}} A [[pleading]] by a [[defendant]] in [[reply]] to the evidence put forward by a [[plaintiff]] or the [[prosecution]]. |
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====Translations==== |
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{{trans-top|act of refuting something by making a contrary argument}} |
{{trans-top|act of refuting something by making a contrary argument}} |
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* Belarusian: {{t|be|абвяржэ́нне|n}} |
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* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|отричане|n}}, {{t+|bg|отхвърляне|n}} |
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|отричане|n}}, {{t+|bg|отхвърляне|n}} |
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* German: {{t+|de|Erwiderung|f}}, {{t+|de|Gegenschrift|f}} {{qualifier|in writing}}, {{t+|de|Gegenbeweis|m}} {{qualifier|law}}, {{t+|de|Widerlegung|f}}, {{t+|de|Zurückweisung|f}} |
* German: {{t+|de|Erwiderung|f}}, {{t+|de|Gegenschrift|f}} {{qualifier|in writing}}, {{t+|de|Gegenbeweis|m}} {{qualifier|law}}, {{t+|de|Widerlegung|f}}, {{t+|de|Zurückweisung|f}} |
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* Greek: {{t+|el|ανασκευή|f}} |
* Greek: {{t+|el|ανασκευή|f}} |
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* Indonesian: {{t+|id|bidasan}}, {{t+|id|sanggahan}} |
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* Italian: {{t-needed|it}} |
* Italian: {{t-needed|it}} |
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* Japanese: {{t+|ja| |
* Japanese: {{t+|ja| |
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* Spanish: {{t+|es|zasca|m}} |
* Spanish: {{t+|es|zasca|m}} |
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* Swedish: {{t-needed|sv}} |
* Swedish: {{t-needed|sv}} |
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* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|спростува́ння|n}} |
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Revision as of 05:01, 15 June 2024
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ɹiˈbʌt.əl/, [ɹiˈbʌɾ.əl]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈbat.əl/, [ɹɪˈbaɾ.əl]
- Rhymes: -ʌtəl
Noun
rebuttal (plural rebuttals)
- The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
- 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[1]:
- 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.
- A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
- (law) A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.
Usage notes
- See refute.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
act of refuting something by making a contrary argument
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Further reading
- “rebuttal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “rebuttal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.