refutation

Noun
  1. The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (synset 107215473)
    "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"
    is a type of: answer - the speech act of replying to a question
    subtypes:
    • confutation - the speech act of refuting conclusively
    • rebuttal - the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
    same as: defence, defense
  2. Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something (synset 105834793)
    is a type of: evidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    subtypes:
    • reductio, reductio ad absurdum - (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
    • confutation - evidence that refutes conclusively
    • counterexample - refutation by example
    same as: disproof, falsification
  3. The act of determining that something is false (synset 100156118)
    is a type of: determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
    same as: disproof, falsification, falsifying, refutal

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