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語源

From rebut +‎ -al.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ɹiˈbʌt.əl/, [ɹiˈbʌɾ.əl]
• (General Australian) IPA: /ɹɪˈbat.əl/, [ɹɪˈbaɾ.əl]
• 韻: -ʌtəl

名詞

rebuttal (plural rebuttals)

1. The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.

   Synonym: see at refutation

   • 2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian‎:

     For those who imagine the capital flows with milk and honey, or avocado and sourdough, Edmonton is your rebuttal. Once full of light industry, today it has some of the most deprived areas in England.

2. A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
3. (law) A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.

使用する際の注意点

• See at refute.

派生語

関連する語

• rebut
• rebuttable
• rebutter

Further reading

• “rebuttal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “rebuttal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

アナグラム

• burletta