nnoun.communicationthe speech act of answering an attack on your assertionsSynset:defence defense
Examples:- his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
- in defense he said the other man started it
Derivationally Related Form:refute
Hypernyms:answer
Inherited Hypernyms:refutationanswerreplyspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:confutationrebuttal
Full Hyponyms:confutationrebuttal
nnoun.cognitionany evidence that helps to establish the falsity of somethingSynset:disproof falsification
Derivationally Related Form:falsifyrefute
Hypernyms:evidence grounds
Inherited Hypernyms:disproofevidenceinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:confutationcounterexamplereductioreductio ad absurdum
Full Hyponyms:confutationcounterexamplereductio ad absurdum
nnoun.actthe act of determining that something is falseSynset:disproof falsification falsifying refutal
Derivationally Related Form:falsifyrefute
Hypernyms:determination finding
Inherited Hypernyms:falsificationdeterminationdiscoveryacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity