refutation

Nouns

  • (n) the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
    • his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
    • in defense he said the other man started it
    defence, defense,
  • (n) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something disproof, falsification,
  • (n) the act of determining that something is false falsifying, refutal, disproof, falsification,

Synonyms

defence defense disproof falsification falsifying refutal

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