PRATT

præt

Definition

Definition of PRATT - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: An argument that is repeatedly made but is just as repeatedly refuted or debunked

Rare

Slang

argument said many times but always proven wrong

Rare

Slang

He used a PRATT that everyone ignored.
Her PRATT was dismissed by the panel.
The PRATT was quickly debunked by experts.

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Origin of PRATT

Old English prætt (trick)

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acr.

acr: Pratt & Whitney

company known for making aircraft engines and parts

PWA

acr.

acr: Pratt & Whitney Aerospace

company that makes aircraft engines and parts

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French:argument ressassé et réfuté, ...
German:wiederholtes widerlegtes Argument, ...
Italian:argomento ripetutamente smentito, ...
Spanish:PRATT, ...
Portuguese:argumento repetido e refutado, ...
Chinese:反复被提出却屡遭驳倒的论点, ...
Japanese:何度も反駁された議論, ...
Arabic:حُجَّة مَكرُورَة مَفَنَّدَة, ...
Hebrew:טִיעוּן מוּפְרָךְ שֶׁחוֹזֵר עַל עַצְמוֹ, ...
Russian:ПРААТ, ...
Ukrainian:неодноразово спростований аргумент, ...
Hindi:बार-बार खारिज किया गया तर्क, ...
Bengali:বারবার খণ্ডিত হওয়া পুনরাবৃত্ত যুক্তি, ...
Catalan:argument repetit desacreditat, ...
Czech:opakovaně vyvracený argument, ...
Danish:PRATT, ...
Dutch:steeds weerlegd stokargument, ...
Greek:διαρκώς επαναλαμβανόμενο αλλά καταρριφθέν επιχείρημα, ...
Hungarian:újra meg újra előhozott, de rendre megcáfolt érv, ...
Khmer:អំណះអំណាងដែលតែងតែត្រូវបានលើកឡើង ហើយតែងតែត្រូវបានបដិសេធ, ...
Korean:반복 반박된 주장, ...
Persian:استدلال بارها ردشده, ...
Polish:wielokrotnie obalany argument, ...
Portuguese (BR):argumento repetido e já refutado, ...
Romanian:argument repetat și infirmat, ...
Swedish:ständigt upprepat och motbevisat argument, ...
Thai:ข้อโต้แย้งเดิมที่ถูกหักล้างซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า, ...
Turkish:çürütülmüş ama tekrar edilen argüman, ...
Vietnamese:lập luận sai bị lặp đi lặp lại, ...

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