irrefutable
pronunciation
How to pronounce irrefutable in British English:
UK [ˌɪrɪˈfju:təbl]
How to pronounce irrefutable in American English:
US [ɪˈrɛfjətəbəl, ˌɪrɪˈfju-]
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- Adjective:
- impossible to deny or disprove
Word Origin
- irrefutable (adj.)
- 1610s, from Latin irrefutabilis "irrefutable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + refutabilis, from refutare (see refute). Related: Irrefutably; irrefutability.
Example
- 1. Though this link between name and misdemeanour is irrefutable , it does not tell us which way the causality runs .
- 2. Though their details deserve debate , the underlying logic of the us and european commercial bank stress tests is irrefutable .
- 3. Many consider the connection between their cancer and exposure and toxics to be irrefutable .
- 4. His conclusion that the us and its allies are destined to lose to the taliban unless they launch a fully-fledged counter-insurgency campaign seemed irrefutable .
- 5. He felt that he was on the verge of identifying who had ordered the hit on the musas and was collecting irrefutable proof which he intended to present at the international criminal court .