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Rebuttal vs Forgotten - What's the difference?

rebuttal | forgotten |

As nouns the difference between rebuttal and forgotten

is that rebuttal is the act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence while forgotten is a person or thing that has been forgotten.

As an adjective forgotten is

of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.

As a verb forgotten is

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rebuttal

English

(wikipedia rebuttal)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
  • A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
  • (legal) A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.

    • Synonyms

    * refutation * confutation * contradiction

    Related terms

    * rebut * rebuttable * rebutter

    External links

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    forgotten

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of which knowledge has been lost; which is no longer remembered.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or thing that has been forgotten.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=December 31, author=Alan Feuer, title=Headliners of 07: A Subway Savior, Rampaging Rats, and a $12 Million Dog, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Luckily for these unfortunate forgottens , New Year is approaching, a time when, despite the intuitions of the calendar, our thoughts often turn to the past. }} English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles