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# rebuttal

noun (a rebuttal, rebuttals)

«rebuttal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) A statement or argument that shows something said is wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/#m1)
2. (law, debate) A reply that answers the other side's claims. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school debates, each team gives a rebuttal to the other team's points. In persuasive writing pupils plan a rebuttal (counter-argument). Phrases: «a strong rebuttal», «in rebuttal», «rebuttal speech».

### Examples

- In the debate, our team gave a clever rebuttal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/#x1)
- Her rebuttal showed the facts were wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/#x2)
- Plan a rebuttal for the other side's best point. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/#x3)
- The lawyer's rebuttal convinced the jury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/#x4)
- He wrote a short rebuttal to the letter in the newspaper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/#x5)
- The rebuttal speech came last. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/#x6)

### Note

Verb «rebut» (rebutted, rebutting) — double «t». Formal; everyday words: «answer», «reply», «counter-argument».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rebuttal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rebuttal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rebuttal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rebuttal.html) on Mova free.