refute
dieNounwiderlegen
German translations
- 01
widerlegen
- 02
entkräften
Word details
- German meaning
- Widerlegbarkeit bezeichnet die Eigenschaft einer Aussage oder Theorie, dass sie potenziell durch empirische Beobachtungen oder logische Argumente widerlegt werden kann.
- English meaning
- Falsifiability refers to the property of a statement or theory that it can potentially be refuted by empirical observations or logical arguments.
- Synonym
- Falsifizierbarkeit
- German example
- Die Widerlegbarkeit ist ein wichtiges Kriterium für wissenschaftliche Theorien.
- English example
- Falsifiability is an important criterion for scientific theories.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Widerlegbarkeit
- Plural Form
- die Widerlegbarkeiten
Related words
- dementieren
refute
- widerlegen
refute
- confute
refute
- elenktisch
Elenctic refers to refuting or confuting someone by cross-examination, often in a philosophical context.
- lamarckistisch
Lamarckian
- vitalistisch
Vitalistic refers to a philosophical doctrine that living organisms are governed by an immaterial life force or principle that cannot be reduced to physical or chemical processes.
- widerlegen
to refute
- entkräften
weaken, refute, undermine
Example sentences with “refute”
He tried to refute the argument. (Er versuchte, das Argument zu widerlegen.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'widerlegen' a separable verb?
No, 'widerlegen' is an inseparable verb. The prefix 'wider-' is part of the stem here, so you do not put it at the end of the sentence.