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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRéfutation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: refutation
"La scientifique a présenté une réfutation de la théorie acceptée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Evidence or argument that contradicts or refutes a claim or theory.
"The scientist presented a disproof of the previously accepted theory." - 2
A formal or logical demonstration that a statement is false.
"The mathematician's disproof of the conjecture was published in a leading journal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'disproof' is derived from the prefix 'dis-' meaning 'not' or 'opposite of' and the root 'proof', which comes from the Old French 'prover' and Latin 'probare', meaning 'to test' or 'to prove'. The combination reflects the act of demonstrating that a claim or theory is false, evolving in usage since the late 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disproof" is said worldwide
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Réfutation
Transliteration: refutation
"La scientifique a présenté une réfutation de la théorie acceptée."
Widerlegung
Transliteration: viːdɐˈleːɡʊŋ
"Der Wissenschaftler präsentierte eine Widerlegung der Theorie."
Confutazione
Transliteration: konfutatsjone
"La scienziata ha presentato una confutazione della teoria."
Refutación
Transliteration: refutación
"El científico presentó una refutación de la teoría aceptada."
Refutação
Transliteration: refutação
"O cientista apresentou uma refutação da teoria."
असत्यापन
Transliteration: asatyapan
"वैज्ञानिक ने सिद्धांत का असत्यापन प्रस्तुत किया।"
反驳
Transliteration: fǎnbó
"科学家提出了对该理论的反驳。"
반증
Transliteration: banjeung
"과학자는 이론에 대한 반증을 제시했다."
反証
Transliteration: hanshō
"科学者はその理論の反証を提示した。"
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