rebuttal

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rebuttal

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

Rhymes with -ʌtəl

noun rebuttals

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.
Similar: see at refutation
A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rebutter, refutation, contradiction, answer, response, contest, reply, contestation, objection, challenge, rejection, protest, avoidance, opener, challenging, comeback

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noun act of refuting something by making a contrary argument

Español	zasca, impugnación, rebatimiento
日本語	反論 hanron
中文	反駁 /反驳 fǎnbó
हिन्दी	खंडन khaṇḍan
Deutsch	Erwiderung, Gegenschrift, Gegenbeweis, Widerlegung, Zurückweisung
Ελληνικά	ανασκευή anaskeví
Русский	опровержение oproverženije

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@misc{rebuttal_2026,
  title = {rebuttal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rebuttal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}