Rebuke

"Rebuke" means:
#To express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
#Sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand.
#An attempt to contradict or disprove an argument by offering a counter argument or countervailing proof.
#A rebuttal is not automatically a refutation.
#To criticize sharply, reprimand.
#To turn back or keep down, check.
*Source: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/rebuttal.html, http://www.dictionary.com/browse/rebuke and https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuke.
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