Associations to the word «Refutation»

Wiktionary

REFUTATION, noun. An act of refuting or disproving; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; confutation; disproof; evidence of falseness.
REFUTATION, noun. A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions

Dictionary definition

REFUTATION, noun. 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".
REFUTATION, noun. Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something.
REFUTATION, noun. The act of determining that something is false.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.