refutal

1 Besides the in-house monitors who already scan posts for forbidden topics, operators in recent months have set up “rumor refutal” departments, staffed by editors, to investigate and knock down information deemed false.

2 His course was a crushing refutal of the inflammatory proclamations of Gov.

3 Pity the words spent in the refutal of such "reasons" and views!

4 He had rarely, if ever, known his daughter to make such an explicit refutal of his inferences.

5 Such argument is hardly worthy of serious refutal, since it stultifies itself.

6 However, the girl had, in spite of her childlike trust in the beauty of her life, plenty of strength to meet its refutal, and a pride equal to her grandmother's.

7 Sometimes he led the way for a triumphant refutal, while the general tone of the articles was quite of the 'upset a ministry' style.

8 Let us therefore pause for a moment whilst we consult other sources of opinion for confirmation or refutal.

9 He had kept Adela's warning in mind, and determined to be calmly dignified in his refutal of the charges brought against him.

10 This new refutal of all laws of reason by which she had learned, as it were, to spell her theory of life, was too much for her equilibrium.

1 驳斥

refutative negation refutation confutation elenchus reprove refel redargue negative refute disconfirm confute controvert challenge rebuff polemic repudiation dispute disprove repudiate

2 辩驳

refutative refutation disproof polemize polemicize controvert

3 反驳

refutative rebutter counterplea counterreply comeback traverse contradiction contradictory rebuttal retort contravention negation refutation repulsion counterargument rejoinder gainsay countercheck disproof return contradict counter answer refute rejoin disprove contravene rebut impugn controvert contradictorily rebutment setdown disaffirmance say oppugn meet repel confound disaffirm tu quoque