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Gegenschrift — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rebuttal noun An argument or evidence offered to counter someone else's claim.
  • refutation noun An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.

Senses

Gegenschrift is used for these senses in English:

  • rebuttal The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
  • refutation An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.

refutation — full definition

  1. noun An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
  2. noun A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions.

Related German words