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  • noun rhetoric A discrediting or rejection of an authority.

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Related to Ancient Greek ἀντίρρησις (antirresis, "altercation")

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  • Rejecting reprehensively the opinion or authority of someone. (Silva Rhetoricae)

    May 17, 2008