Definition of refutation Refutation
/ɹɛˌfjutejˈʃʌn/ - [refyuteyshun] - ref•u•ta•tion
We found 7 definitions of refutation from 4 different sources.
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What does refutation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: refutations |
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| refutation - 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" | ||
| defense, defence | ||
| answer a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me" | ||
| confutation evidence that refutes conclusively | ||
| refutation - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | ||
| disproof, falsification | ||
| evidence, grounds your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" | ||
| reductio, reductio ad absurdum (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction | ||
| confutation evidence that refutes conclusively | ||
| refutation - the act of determining that something is false | ||
| falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutal | ||
| finding, determination the decision of a court on issues of fact or law | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- refutation (n.)
The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof.
Part of speech
🔤- refutation, noun, singular of refutations.
