Definition
Tending to confute or refute; serving to disprove or argue against something.
Etymology
From confute + -ative (tending to do). The -ative suffix, from Latin -ativus, creates adjectives meaning 'tending toward' or 'serving to perform' the action of the base word.
Kelly Says
A confutative argument is structured specifically to knock down an opponent's position—it's not just disagreement, but a strategically built case designed to show the other side is logically wrong, which is why lawyers and debaters are trained in confutative reasoning.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቃላት አይነት
qala-at ay-net
BNবাংলা
সমর্থনকারী
som-or-thon-ka-ree
CACatalà
refutador
re-fyu-ta-dor
CSČeština
popíravý
po-pi-ra-vy
DADansk
afvisende
af-vee-sen-de
DEDeutsch
widerlegend
vee-der-le-gen-d
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαραθετικός
an-ti-pa-ra-the-ti-kos
ESEspañol
confutativo
kon-fyoo-ta-ti-vo
FISuomi
kiistävä
kiis-tä-vä
FRFrançais
confutatif
kon-fyoo-ta-tif
HIहिन्दी
नकारात्मक
na-ka-ra-at-mak
HUMagyar
megtagadó
meg-ta-ga-do
IDBahasa Indonesia
penolakan
pe-no-la-kan
ITItaliano
confutativo
kon-fyoo-ta-ti-vo
KO한국어
반박적인
ban-bak-jeok-in
MRMR
अस्वीकार
as-vee-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
penolakan
pe-no-la-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် ကန့်ကြပ်
pyan-li-kan-kye
NLNederlands
ontkennend
ont-ken-nend
NONorsk
fornektende
for-nehk-ten-de
PLPolski
zaprzeczający
zap-rzecz-a-y-uchi
PTPortuguês
confutativo
kon-fyoo-ta-ti-vo
RORomână
infirmant
in-fir-mant
RUРусский
отвергающий
ot-ver-ga-yush-chiy
SVSvenska
förnekande
for-neh-kan-de
SWKiswahili
ukataa
oo-ka-taa
TAதமிழ்
மறுப்பு
ma-ru-ppu
TEతెలుగు
పోల్చడం
pol-cha-dam
TLTL
pagwawasto
pa-ga-wa-was-to
TRTürkçe
reddetme
re-det-meh
UKУкраїнська
заперечувальний
za-pe-rech-u-va-l-nyi
VITiếng Việt
phản bác
phan-bak