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. |
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" |
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 |