OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12358

refutation

/ˌɹɛf.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
refutación
An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
Apply these tests to his arguments and you will render your task of refutation easier. But in your refutation, be sure you refute. Don’t think for a minute that either heat or viol…
Near-synonyms: rebuttal (see note), counterargument, counterassertion, counterclaim, denial
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