ref·u·ta·tion \ˌrefyəˈtāshən\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin refutation-, refutatio, from refutatus (past participle of refutare to refute) + -ion-, -io -ion : the act or process of refuting : proof of falsehood or error : overthrowing by argument or proof : disproof, confutation < some of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a refutation — T.B.Macaulay >