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

Derived forms: refutations

See also: refute

Type of: answer, determination, evidence, finding, grounds

Encyclopedia: Refutation

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