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

OTHER WORDS FROM confutation

con·fut·a·tive

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

Words nearby confutation

confused elderly, confused flour beetle, confusing, confusion, confusticate, confutation, confute, cong, cong., conga, congaree

Example sentences 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