rebuttal
/ɹɪˈbʌt.əl//ɹiˈbʌt.əl/
rebuttal noun: the act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
Noun
rebuttal (plural rebuttals)
- The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
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- 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.
rebuttal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
rebuttal in Hindi
- act of refuting something by making a contrary argument
- खंडन khaṇḍan
rebuttal in Tamil
- எதிர்ப்புரை, மறுத்துரை
rebuttal in Urdu
- انکار
rebuttal in Bengali
- খণ্ডন, পাল্টা যুক্তি
More languagesFewer languages
- rebuttal in Malayalam
- പ്രതിഷേധം, വാദം ഖണ്ഡിക്കുക, എതിരായി വാദിക്കുക
- rebuttal in Indonesian
- bidasan, sanggahan
Forms of rebuttal
| plural | rebuttals |
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Origin of rebuttal
From rebut + -al.
Words formed from rebuttal
- counterrebuttal
- prebuttal
- rebuffal
- right of rebuttal
Words that rhyme with rebuttal
Questions about rebuttal
- What does rebuttal mean?
- Rebuttal means the act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
- What is rebuttal in Hindi?
- Rebuttal in Hindi is खंडन (khaṇḍan). See Rebuttal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rebuttal?
- Rebuttal is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rebuttal?
- Rebuttal is pronounced /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rebuttal?
- The plural of rebuttal is rebuttals.
Words near rebuttal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rebuttal (page history and authors); rebuttal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rebuttal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rebuttal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rebuttal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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