refutation

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noun

1. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
- in defense he said the other man started it
• Syn:
defense, defence
• Derivationally related forms:
refute
• Hypernyms:
answer
• Hyponyms:
confutation, rebuttal
2. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
• Syn:
disproof, falsification
• Derivationally related forms:
refute, falsify (for: falsification)
• Hypernyms:
evidence, grounds
• Hyponyms:
reductio ad absurdum, reductio, confutation, counterexample
3. the act of determining that something is false
• Syn:
falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutal
• Derivationally related forms:
refute, falsify (for: falsifying)
• Hypernyms:
determination, finding

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutal, defense, defence