onderbouwing

Dutch

Etymology

From onderbouwen (“to buttress, substantiate”) +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: on‧der‧bou‧wing

Noun

onderbouwing f (plural onderbouwingen, diminutive onderbouwinkje n)

  1. argumentation, evidence, substantiation, basis (particularly of an opinion, allegation or accusation).
    Hij gaf totaal geen onderbouwing voor zijn mening.
    He gave absolutely no basis for his opinion.
    Uit een extern onderzoek bleek dat er geen onderbouwing was voor de aantijgingen.
    An external investigation found that there was no substantiation for the allegations.
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