refutation
noun/ˌɹɛf.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/CA/ˌɹef.jʊˈtæɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French refutation (compare French réfutation, Spanish refutación, Portuguese refutação, Italian refutazione) or its etymon Latin refūtātiō, from refūtō + -ātiō. By surface analysis, refute + -ation. First attested in 1536 (in sense 1).
- borrowed from refūtātiō
- borrowed from refutation
Definitions
An act of refuting or disproving
An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
- Near-synonyms: rebuttal (see note), counterargument, counterassertion, counterclaim, denial
- Apply these tests to his arguments and you will render your task of refutation easier. But in your refutation, be sure you refute. Don’t think for a minute that either heat or violence or sarcasm is a good answer.
A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions.
The neighborhood
- neighborrefudiate
- neighborrepudiation
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for refutation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA