refutation

[ ref-yoo-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌrɛf yʊˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.

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Also re·fut·al

[ri-fyoot-l]. /rɪˈfyut l/.

Origin of refutation

1540–50; <Latin refūtātiōn- (stem of refūtātiō), equivalent to refūtāt(us) (past participle of refūtāre to refute; see -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM refutation

non·re·fut·al, nounnon·ref·u·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby refutation

refurbish, refusal, refuse, refusenik, refusion, refutation, refutative, refute, reg, regain, regal

Example sentences from the Web for refutation

Douthat more or less treats the Oregon study as a de facto refutation of that entire, separate area of research.
No, Really, It's Possible That Health Insurance May Not Make Us Healthier|Megan McArdle|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Which is not exactly a refutation or a denial so much as a talking point aimed at giving political partisans something to say.
Jack Lew and the Obama Administration’s Finance-Friendly Status Quo|Lloyd Green|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Charlus' physical bravery is Proust's refutation of an ancient antigay stereotype.
David's Bookclub: Sodom and Gomorrah|David Frum|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The geologist David R. Montgomery set out to write a “straightforward refutation of creationism.”
How Noah’s Flood Spurred Science: David R. Montgomery’s ‘The Rocks Don’t Lie’|David Sessions|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The metaphor that America is like a garden is not a gimmick, but powerful refutation of neoclassical economics.
A New Theory of Democracy|David Frum|February 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But this pleasantry, excellent as pleasantry, hardly deserves serious refutation.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
And it may be asserted, without fear of refutation, that no federative government could exist without a similar provision.
Key-Notes of American Liberty|Various
Neither was the campaign of 1813 or 1814 any refutation of this.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
The refutation of this error was reserved for the surgeon, Bass.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
"Refutation and conclusion by the affirmative," said the chairman.
Ramsey Milholland|Booth Tarkington

British Dictionary definitions for refutation

refutation

/ (ˌrɛfjʊˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of refuting

something that refutes; disproof

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