confutations

plural of confutation
as in refutations
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove he crafted an elegant confutation to the argument that animals do not feel pain

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“Confutations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confutations. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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