How do you say “refute” in Vietnamese?

“Refute” in Vietnamese is bác bỏ (to reject), chối cãi (to refute).

Vietnamese words for “refute”

• bác bỏListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːk̚˧˦ ʔɓɔ˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]bác rising bỏ dipping

  to reject; to refute

  for “refute” meaning: To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

• chối cãiListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕoj˧˦ kaːj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [coj˦˥ kaːj˨˩˦]chối rising cãi creaky rising

  to refute; to dispute; to disavow

Related Vietnamese words

• biện bácListenverb

  to dispute; refute

• phản bácListenverb

  to refute; to rebut

• bácListennoun

  paternal uncle; father's elder brother

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.