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eine Theorie widerlegen

to refute/disprove a theory

Türkçe: teoriyi çürütmek

Noun
Theorie f.
Verb
widerlegen
Topic
Bildung und Wissen

In a sentence

Die Studentin widerlegt die Theorie mit einem einfachen Gegenbeispiel.

How it is used

Means 'to refute/disprove a theory' with counter-evidence. Neutral to formal register, common in academic arguments. A professor might say this after presenting contradictory data. Stronger than 'widerlegen' implies logical proof.

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