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I was refuted vs I got refuted

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'I was refuted' is in the passive voice, indicating that someone else refuted the speaker. 'I got refuted' is in the active voice, suggesting that the speaker was the recipient of the refutation. The choice between the two depends on whether the focus is on the action of refuting or on the speaker being refuted.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 1152 views

I was refuted

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is in the passive voice, indicating that someone else refuted the speaker. It is used when the focus is on the action of refuting rather than the speaker.

Examples:

I was refuted by the expert during the debate.
She was refuted by the evidence presented in court.

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SOCRATES: And I said that wrongdoers were wretched, and I was refuted by you . POLUS: Upon my word, yes. [473b] SOCRATES: At least to your thinking, Polus. POLUS: Yes, and true thinking too. SOCRATES: Perhaps. But you said, on the ...
... was fixed on the ground, I was cast down"; "I was indolent, idle or inactive"; "I was lying dormant or abandoned, I was of no avail"; "I was lying overthrown; I was refuted; I was despised"; (of speech or language) "I was languid, dull or lifeless".
Aug 5, 2013 ... As I mentioned above, I have anecdotal evidence, and after I was refuted I honestly asked myself and I agreed that I didn't actually believe in what I regurgitated (i.e., I didn't actually personally find mixed case easier to read).
“I was refuted and shunned by most of the outstanding surgeons in the States,” Peters told the Oakville Medical Society in the early 1980s. She remained steadfast and as more studies found the same results, she optimistically wrote, ...

Alternatives:

I was proven wrong
I was contradicted

I got refuted

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is in the active voice, suggesting that the speaker was the recipient of the refutation. It is used when the focus is on the speaker being refuted.

Examples:

I got refuted by my opponent's argument.
He got refuted by the new evidence.

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Mar 25, 2015 ... Where does the World Health Organisation say that homeopathy is the second largest system of medicine? I have scoured their website and they do not say that . I have also emailed them about it and the reply I got refuted this ...
... Talon Ray-Faulkner Payton, Carl Merlet and 2 others like this. 39 shares. Remove. Jay Terril The answer was we read because we like to seem like we know what we are talking about. That was choice. I got refuted for sharing a reading list:.

Alternatives:

I was proven wrong by
I was contradicted by

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