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Webster 1913 Edition
Refutation
Refˊu-ta′tion
(r?fˊ?-t?′sh?n)
, Noun.
[L.
refutatio
: cf. F. réfutation
.] The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof.
Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a
refutation
. Macaulay.
Webster 1828 Edition
Refutation
REFUTA'TION
,Noun.
The act or process of refuting or disproving; the act of proving to be false or erroneous; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory, by argument or countervailing proof.
Definition 2024
refutation
refutation
See also: réfutation
English
Noun
refutation (plural refutations)
- An act of refuting or disproving; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; confutation; disproof; evidence of falseness.
- A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions
Translations
an act of refuting
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References
- refutation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911