“Refutation” in Japanese
Short answer
Refutation in Japanese is “反駁” (hanbaku). Full meaning: refutation, rebuttal, retort.
Other ways to say “Refutation” in Japanese
論駁
ronbaku refutation, confutation
駁論
bakuron refutation, confutation
弁駁
benbaku refutation, contradiction, rebuttal, disproof, disputation
抗論
kouron refutation, repudiation, objection
抗弁
kouben protest, refutation, pleading
反論
hanron objection, refutation, rebuttal, counterargument
論破
ronpa defeating an argument, winning an argument, refutation, confutation
反ばく
hanbaku refutation, rebuttal, retort
反証
hanshou proof to the contrary, disproof, counter-evidence, rebuttal, refutation
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