confutation
confutation
nounDefinition of CONFUTATION
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove <he crafted an elegant confutation to the argument that animals do not feel pain>
Related Words counterargument, counterevidence
Near Antonyms attestation, confirmation, corroboration, documentation, evidence, substantiation, testament, testimony, validation, witness; authentication, identification, manifestation, verification
Antonyms proof
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