Refutation

English

Noun

Refutation (plural Refutations)

1. An act of refuting or disproving; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; confutation; disproof; evidence of falseness.
2. A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions

Thesaurus

abjuration, abjurement, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, answer, argument, argumentum, case, complete answer, confounding, confutation, cons, consideration, contradiction, contraremonstrance, contrary assertion, contravention, controversion, counteraccusation, counterblast, countercharge, counterclaim, countering, counterreply, counterstatement, crossing, defense, demolition, demurrer, denial, disaffirmation, disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, discrediting, disownment, disproof, effective rejoinder, elenchus, exception, forswearing, gainsaying, ignoratio elenchi, impugnment, nullification, objection, overthrow, overthrowal, plaidoyer, plea, pleading, pleadings, pros, pros and cons, reason, rebuttal, rebutter, recantation, refutal, rejoinder, renunciation, replication, reply, repudiation, response, retractation, retraction, revocation, riposte, special demurrer, special pleading, squelch, statement of defense, subversion, surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder, talking point, undermining, upset, upsetting

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Translations

an act of refuting

Czech: vyvrácení (cs) n. Dutch: weerlegging (nl) f. German: Widerlegung (de) f.

Russian: опровержение (ru) n. Serbo-Croatian: refutacija (sh), pobijanje (sh), opovrgavanje (sh) Spanish: refutación (es) f. Swedish: vederläggning (sv), motargument (sv), motbevis (sv)

References

• Refutation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911