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論破 (ろんぱ, ronpa) Japanese meaning: refute | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 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
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しゅ
張ちょう
を
論ろん
破ぱ
し
た
。
He refuted his opponent's argument.
I'm afraid of being shot down in a debate.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと〉 〉 を 論破ろんぱ する to defeat someone in an argument/debate
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
〈 人ひと〉 〉 に 論破ろんぱ される to be refuted/defeated in argument by someone
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
She brilliantly demonstrated her refutation.
Related words 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.
論駁 is an old-fashioned, bookish synonym for 論破, both meaning to logically demolish an opponent's argument.
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.
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 反論 is simply putting forward a counterargument, whereas 論破 means actually succeeding in defeating the other side's argument.
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.
