confutation

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