論ろん破ぱ

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論破する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	論破ろんぱする	論破ろんぱしない
Polite	論破ろんぱします	論破ろんぱしません
Past polite	論破ろんぱしました	論破ろんぱしませんでした
Past	論破ろんぱした	論破ろんぱしなかった
Te-form	論破ろんぱして	論破ろんぱしないで
Desire	論破ろんぱしたい	論破ろんぱしたくない
Potential	論破ろんぱできる	論破ろんぱできない
Passive	論破ろんぱされる	論破ろんぱされない
Causative	論破ろんぱさせる	論破ろんぱさせない
Causative passive	論破ろんぱさせられる	論破ろんぱさせられない
Volitional	論破ろんぱしよう
Polite volitional	論破ろんぱしましょう
Imperative	論破ろんぱしろ	論破ろんぱするな
Conditional	論破ろんぱすれば	論破ろんぱしなければ
Tara conditional	論破ろんぱしたら	論破ろんぱしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

refute; defeat in argument; shoot down

Used when someone logically destroys an opponent's argument, often in a debate or discussion. Can imply a complete, sometimes aggressive, victory in reasoning.

彼かれは相あい手ての主しゅ張ちょうを論ろん破ぱした。
He refuted his opponent's argument.
議ぎ論ろんで論ろん破ぱされるのが怖こわい。
I'm afraid of being shot down in a debate.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉〉を論破ろんぱするto defeat someone in an argument/debate
彼かれは討とう論ろんで相あい手てを完かん全ぜんに論ろん破ぱした。
He completely defeated his opponent in the debate.
〈事こと〉〉を論破ろんぱするto logically refute a claim or theory
彼かの女じょはその理り論ろんを論ろん破ぱした。
She refuted that theory.
〈人ひと〉〉に論破ろんぱされるto be refuted/defeated in argument by someone
彼かれは専せん門もん家かに論ろん破ぱされてしまった。
He ended up being refuted by the expert.
見事みごとに論破ろんぱするto brilliantly/completely refute an argument
彼かの女じょは見み事ごとに論ろん破ぱして見みせた。
She brilliantly demonstrated her refutation.

Kanji

論argument, discourse
破rend, rip, tear

Related words

反はん駁ばく
反駁 is a formal, literary term for refuting an argument, while 論破 is more common and often implies a decisive, sometimes aggressive victory in debate.
論ろん駁ばく
論駁 is an old-fashioned, bookish synonym for 論破, both meaning to logically demolish an opponent's argument.
言いい負まかす
言い負かす focuses on out-talking or out-arguing someone in conversation, while 論破 emphasizes logically dismantling the content of their argument.
喝かっ破ぱ
論破 focuses on defeating someone through logical argument, while 喝破 adds a forceful, often loud tone and can also mean decisively proclaiming a truth.

Don't confuse with

反はん論ろんN2
反論 is simply putting forward a counterargument, whereas 論破 means actually succeeding in defeating the other side's argument.
否ひ定ていN3
否定 is just denying or negating a statement, while 論破 involves a full logical refutation that leaves the opponent's position untenable.

Etymology

Compound of 論 (argument, theory) and 破 (break, destroy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with the meaning of destroying an argument through logic.