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refutation

/ refutation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
"his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"
"in defense he said the other man started it"
Type of:
answer
Kinds of:
confutation rebuttal
Derived:
refute rebut
noun Sense 2
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Type of:
evidence grounds
Kinds of:
reductio ad absurdum reductio confutation counterexample
Derived:
refute rebut controvert falsify
noun Sense 3
the act of determining that something is false
Type of:
determination finding
Derived:
refute rebut controvert falsify
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
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answer confutation rebuttal evidence grounds reductio ad absurdum reductio counterexample determination finding