Other forms: refutations
A refutation is proof that a claim is false. A complete refutation.
It is stronger than a denial, since it requires evidence rather than assertion. A refutation of one point does not touch the rest of an argument, which is often forgotten.
1nounrefutationProof that a claim is false.
“The refutation ran to two pages and settled the matter.”
refutation is a proof.
Latin refutatio comes from refutare, to drive back or repel.
Latin
refūtātiō
Middle French
refutation
English, today
refutation
Middle French refutation (compare French réfutation, Spanish refutación, Portuguese refutação, Italian refutazione) or its etymon Latin refūtātiō, from refūtō + -ātiō. by surface analysis, refute + -ation. 1536 (in an act of refuting).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA