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self-refute

verb

Etymology

From self- + refute.

  1. borrowed from refūtō — “refute, repudiate”
  2. prefixed as self-refute — “self + refute”

Definitions

  1. (of an idea or theory) To prove itself false by showing that falsehood is a logical…

    (of an idea or theory) To prove itself false by showing that falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding it to be true.

    • Moreover it is philosophical suicide, since it self-refutes.

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