elvetés

Elvetés is a Hungarian noun meaning the act of discarding or rejecting something that has been proposed, considered, or evaluated. It is used across domains such as science, philosophy, politics, and law to describe a decision not to adopt an idea, hypothesis, plan, or policy. In scientific contexts, elvetés denotes the rejection of a hypothesis or theory after examination of evidence; for example, „a hipotézist elvetették” meaning the hypothesis was rejected. In politics and law, it refers to the rejection of a bill or proposal, as in „a törvénytervezetet elvetették”. In statistics, the phrase „nullhipotézis elvetése” is standard for the act of concluding that data do not support the null hypothesis. In everyday language, elvetés can describe discarding ideas or suggestions during discussion or decision-making.

Etymology: the noun is formed from the verb elvetni (to cast away, discard) with the suffix -és to denote the action or result.

Usage notes: elvetés generally signals a judgment based on evaluation, evidence, or rules, and it tends to carry a neutral to negative connotation depending on context. It is related to synonyms such as elutasítás (rejection) and megtagadás (refusal), and sometimes to veto in political settings.