confutation

[ kon-fyoo-tey-shuh n ]

/ ˌkɒn fyʊˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of confuting.

something that confutes.

Classical Oratory. the fourth section of a speech, given over to direct refutation.

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Origin of confutation

1425–75; late Middle English confutacioun (< Middle French) < Latin confūtātiōn- (stem of confūtātiō), equivalent to confūtāt(us) silenced (past participle of confūtāre; see confute, -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

Related formscon·fut·a·tive

[kuh n-fyoo-tuh-tiv] /kənˈfyu tə tɪv/, adjectiveun·con·fut·a·tive, adjective

Examples from the Web for confutation

Other examples in abundance, in confutation of his assumption, could no doubt be furnished.
The Woman Who Dared|Epes Sargent
His confutation was a feeble performance, and contains nothing new.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
But there is yet another Reason, why I think it not to need a Confutation.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666|Various
The only confutation which the report received, was the conduct of Mr Rainscourt.
The King's Own|Captain Frederick Marryat

This is often said in our own country, and we need not say what we advance in its confutation.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877|James Kennedy

Word Origin and History for confutation

confutation

mid-15c., from Latin confutationem (nominative confutatio), noun of action from past participle stem of confutare (see confute).