irrefutable

See also: irréfutable

English

WOTD – 26 July 2010

Etymology

From Late Latin irrefūtābilis, from in- ‎(“not”) + refūtābilis ‎(“refutable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbl/

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Adjective

irrefutable ‎(comparative more irrefutable, superlative most irrefutable)

1. undeniable; unable to be disproved or refuted

Antonyms

• refutable

Translations

undeniable, unable to be disproved

• Armenian: անհերքելի (hy) ‎(anherkʿeli)
• Catalan: irrefutable (ca)
• Czech: nevyvratitelný m
• Finnish: kiistaton (fi), kiistämätön
• French: irréfutable (fr)
• Galician: irrefutábel (gl)
• Georgian: უცილობელი ‎(ucilobeli), უდავო ‎(udavo), დაურღვეველი ‎(daurɣveveli), შეუდავებელი ‎(šeudavebeli)
• German: unwiderlegbar (de)
• Greek: ακαταμάχητος (el) ‎(akatamáchitos)
• Irish: dobhréagnaithe

• Italian: irrefutabile (it)
• Manx: neuarganeagh
• Portuguese: irrefutável (pt)
• Russian: неопровержимый (ru) ‎(neoproveržimyj), бесспо́рный (ru) ‎(besspórnyj), несомне́нный (ru) ‎(nesomnénnyj)
• Spanish: irrefutable (es)
• Swedish: obestridlig (sv), ovedersäglig (sv)

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Spanish

Adjective

irrefutable m, f ‎(plural irrefutables)

1. irrefutable

Related terms

• refutar