confutation
con·fu·ta·tion
noun \ˌkän-fyu̇-ˈtā-shən, -fyü-\Definition of CONFUTATION
1
: the act or process of confuting : refutation
2
: something (as an argument or statement) that confutes
— con·fu·ta·tive \kən-ˈfyü-tə-tiv\ adjective
Examples of CONFUTATION
- <he crafted an elegant confutation to the argument that animals do not feel pain>
First Known Use of CONFUTATION
15th century
Related to CONFUTATION
- Synonyms
- disconfirmation, disproof, rebuttal, refutation
- Antonyms
- proof
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