rebuttal
pronunciation
How to pronounce rebuttal in British English:
UK [rɪ'bʌtl]
How to pronounce rebuttal in American English:
US [rɪˈbʌtl]
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- Noun:
- the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
- (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Word Origin
- rebuttal (n.)
- 1793, from rebut + -al (2). Earlier were rebutment (1590s) and rebutter (1530s, in law).
Example
- 1. In his presentation , diamandis offered a rebuttal filled with optimism .
- 2. But he rejected an offer by el universo to publish a rebuttal .
- 3. The template rebuttal to my " work less " argument is insane .
- 4. But this rebuttal is erroneous ; thermometry does not measure the intensive subjective feelings themselves .
- 5. More importantly , if I did write such a rebuttal , I 'd risk being called a hypocrite by my own children .