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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley