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defeater

UK
/dɪˈfiːtə/
US
/dɪˈfitɚ/

Translations

defeaternoun
defeaters
pl
UK
/dɪˈfiːtə/
US
/dɪˈfitɚ/
vainqueurPersonne ou chose qui bat ou vainc un adversaire.
The underdog team emerged as the unexpected defeater of the reigning champions.
L’équipe outsider est devenue le vainqueur inattendu des champions en titre.
Additional translations
contre-argumentEmploi surtout en logique et en argumentation ; élément qui invalide une thèse ou une affirmation.
Synonyms
vanquisher
overcomer
subduer
opponent
conqueror
defeateradjective
UK
/dɪˈfiːtə/
US
/dɪˈfitər/
Used attributively before a noun, e.g., "defeater argument"
réfutatoireS’emploie surtout avant un nom, dans un registre technique ou soutenu.
The committee considered the defeater evidence conclusive.
Le comité a jugé la preuve réfutatoire concluante.
Synonyms
countering
negating
countervailing
refuting
overriding
nullifying
invalidating
undermining
disqualifying
defeating

Definitions

defeaternoun
A person or thing that defeats someone or something.
The underdog team emerged as the unexpected defeater of the reigning champions.
A factor or argument that invalidates or refutes a claim or theory.
The scientist presented a defeater to the previously accepted hypothesis, changing the course of the research.
defeateradjective
Serving to bring about defeat or invalidation; employed only before a noun.
The committee considered the defeater evidence conclusive.
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