Refutation

n.

1.

The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof. Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a refutation. - Macaulay.

Noun	1.	refutation - the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it" Synonyms: defence, defense
	2.	refutation - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something Synonyms: disproof, falsification
	3.	refutation - the act of determining that something is false Synonyms: falsifying, disproof, falsification

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