confutation
noun
1 confutation
The speech act of refuting conclusively.
Roget 479: confutation, refutation; answer, complete answer; disproof, conviction, redargution†, invalidation; exposure, exposition; clincher; retort; reductio ad absurdum; knock down argument, ... show more
Roget 536: negation, abnegation; denial; disavowal, disclaimer; abjuration; contradiction, contravention; recusation [Law], protest; recusancy etc. (dissent) ... show more
2 confutation
Evidence that refutes conclusively.
verb
Roget 527a: correct, set right, set straight, put straight; undeceive†; enlighten. show one one's error; point out an error, point out a fallacy; pick out an error, pick out the fallacy; open one's eyes. pick apart an argument, confutation ... show more
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