Refute

"Refute" in Japanese

反証する

hanshō suru

(to deny the truth or correctness of (something))

反駁する

hambaku suru

(to prove (something) to be false or incorrect)

反駁する

hambaku suru

(to deny the truth or correctness of (something))

言い返す

iikaesu

(to prove (something) to be false or incorrect)

言い返す

iikaesu

(to deny the truth or correctness of (something))

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