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confutation

noun
con·​fu·​ta·​tion | \ ˌkän-fyu̇-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce confutation (audio) , -fyü-\

Definition of confutation

1 : the act or process of confuting : refutation
2 : something (such as an argument or statement) that confutes
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Other Words from confutation

confutative \ kən-​ˈfyü-​tə-​tiv How to pronounce confutative (audio) \ adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms for confutation

Synonyms

disconfirmation, disproof, rebuttal, refutation

Antonyms

proof

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Examples of confutation in a Sentence

he crafted an elegant confutation to the argument that animals do not feel pain

First Known Use of confutation

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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