refutation

Meanings

Plural: refutations

Noun

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
  • "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"
• any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
• the act of determining that something is false
• An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
• A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions.

Synonyms

;, confutation, defence, defense, disconfirmation, disproof, falsification, falsifying, rebuttal, refutal

Related Words

repudiation