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[ ref-yoo-tey-shuhn ] / ˌrɛf yʊˈteɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR refutation ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof. Also re·fut·al [ri-fyoot-l]. /rɪˈfyut l/. Origin of refutation1540–50; <Latin refūtātiōn- (stem of refūtātiō), equivalent to refūtāt(us) (past participle of refūtāre to refute; see -ate1) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM refutationnon·re·fut·al, nounnon·ref·u·ta·tion, nounWords nearby refutationrefurbish, refusal, refuse, refusenik, refusion, refutation, refutative, refute, reg, regain, regal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for refutationWhich is not exactly a refutation or a denial so much as a talking point aimed at giving political partisans something to say. Jack Lew and the Obama Administration’s Finance-Friendly Status Quo|Lloyd Green|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST Charlus' physical bravery is Proust's refutation of an ancient antigay stereotype. David's Bookclub: Sodom and Gomorrah|David Frum|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST Step Five: For each answer formulates new searches to find evidence in support or refutation of answer—score the evidence. Behind the Scenes With the Team That Built Jeopardy's Watson|The Daily Beast|February 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST I cannot quote here the mass of refutation which has brought about the complete vindication of the accused historian. 'I Believe' and other essays|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
This mode of refutation does not prove that the question was then so ridiculous as it was considered. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli The same objection and refutation apply to the case of those also who teach the existence of more than one omnipresent Self. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya|Translator: George Thibaut The girl was keen enough to argue, but she was in no mood for refutation. Then I'll Come Back to You|Larry Evans I should not have thought these words worthy of refutation had they not been backed by Mr. Forsyth. The Life of Cicero|Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for refutation
nounthe act or process of refuting something that refutes; disproof Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to refutationrebuttal, denial, refusal, contradiction, refutal, confutation, disproof, argument, elenchus |