verb
- defeated in an argument or debate through superior reasoning or evidence
Usage: past tense and past participle of ‘outargue’
Examples
- The defense attorney was outargued by the prosecutor’s compelling evidence.
- She felt outargued when her opponent presented statistics she couldn’t counter.
- The student was outargued in the debate competition despite preparing thoroughly.
- He realized he had been outargued when the audience began nodding at his opponent’s points.
- The politician was outargued on live television and lost significant support.
- After being outargued in the meeting, she decided to research the topic more thoroughly.