Definition of Refutation

Noun: refutation  ,re-fyû'tey-shun

  1. The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
    "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive";
    - defense [US], defence [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
    - disproof, falsification
     
  3. The act of determining that something is false
    - falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutal

See also:
refutals
refutations

Anagrams containing the word refutation

rteoufntia nrefutatio onrefutati ionrefutat tionrefuta ationrefut tationrefu utationref futationre efutationr