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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.
[L. refutatio. See Refute.]
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


réfutation

réfutation

See also: refutation

French

Noun

réfutation f (plural réfutations)

  1. refutation, rebuttal