refutation
refutation
nounDefinition of REFUTATION
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove <these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation>
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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