REFUTE    反駁難na4n

PROVE that something is NOT TRUE.
DISPROVEPROVE WRONGPROVE FALSEDEBUNKDISCREDITINVALIDATEINFORMAL POKE HOLES INFORMAL CONFUTE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. There is no current and common word for refutation. The closest one can come is nàn 難 "make objections" and fēi 非 "declare to be wrong". NB: Bó 駁 is post-Buddhist.
Modern Chinese Criteria
批駁 駁斥 駁倒 反駁 駁 批判 批 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • CRITICISESPEAK AND NAME SOMETHING BAD and AVOIDABLE. 
Hypernym
  • PROVE　EXPLAIN CLEARLY WHY a SENTENCE is TRUE. (anc: 15/0, child: 1)
  • EXPLAIN　DISCUSS so as to CAUSE something to BECOME MORE CLEAR. (anc: 14/0, child: 12)
  • DISCUSS　SPEAK SYSTEMATICALLY on something, BASING oneself on INVESTIGATION AND REFLECTION. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    REFUTE

    refutare refers to a refutation by any means and the word refers specifically to a defensive act of refutation of arguments directed against him.

    confutare refers to an offensive act of refutation in exposing the nullity of an opponent's arguments.

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    CORRECTIO

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 74

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 12.680

    WIDERLEGUNG

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 69

    • Words (4 items)

    難  nàn OC: mɢlaans MC: nɑn 9 Attributions

    There is no current and common word for refutation. The closest one can come is nàn 難 "make objections" and fēi 非"declare to be wrong".

      Syntactic words
    • nabactobjections
    • vadVobjecting (say): 難曰
    • vt[oN]make an objection, make objections
    • vtoNinvalidate, challenge successfully; make objections against, make critical remarks about
    • vtoNperfectiveinvalidate, challenge successfully;CH
    迢難  tiáo nàn OC: ɡ-leew mɢlaans MC: deu nɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNraise objections against (a person)
    非  fēi OC: pɯl MC: pɨi 1 Attribution

    There is no current and common word for refutation. The closest one can come is nàn 難 "make objections" and fēi 非"declare to be wrong".

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNdeclarativedeclare to be wrong
    駁  bó OC: praawɡ MC: pɣɔk 1 Attribution

    Bó 駁is post-Buddhist

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrefute