Fact vs Refute - What's the difference?
fact | refute |
(archaic) Action; the realm of action.
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A wrongful or criminal deed.
* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), (The Faerie Queene) , III.ix:
(obsolete) Feat.
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An honest observation.
Something actual as opposed to invented.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=2 Something which has become real.
Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of people.
Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
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To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
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As a noun fact
is action; the realm of action.As an interjection fact
is used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.As an initialism FACT
is federation Against Copyright Theft.As a verb refute is
to prove (something) to be false or incorrect.fact
English
Noun
(en noun)- She was empassiond at that piteous act, / With zelous enuy of Greekes cruell fact , / Against that nation [...].
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Antonyms
* (Something actual) fictionDerived terms
* factual * factoid * accessory after the fact * accessory before the fact * after the fact * as a matter of fact * attorney-in-fact * contrary to fact * fact-finding * fact-finder * fact of life * fact or fiction * fact sheet * finding of fact * in fact * in point of fact * * question of factSee also
* value * opinion * beliefExternal links
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* 1000 English basic wordsrefute
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Verb
(refut)Usage notes
The second meaning of (refute) (to deny the truth of) is proscribed as erroneous by some(compare Merriam Webster,1994). An alternative term with such a meaning is (repudiate), which means to reject or refuse to acknowledge, but without the implication of justification. However, this distinction does not exist in the original Latin , which can apply to both senses.
