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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Refutation \Ref`u*ta"tion\ (r?f`?*t?"sh?n), n. [L. refutatio:
     cf. F. r['e]futation.]
     The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of
     being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing
     of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by
     argument or countervailing proof.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging
           than a refutation.                       --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Refutation \Ref`u*ta"tion\ (r?f`?*t?"sh?n), n. [L. refutatio:
     cf. F. r['e]futation.]
     The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of
     being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing
     of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by
     argument or countervailing proof.
  
           Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging
           than a refutation.                       --Macaulay.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  refutation
       n 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]
       2: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of
          something [syn: disproof, falsification]
       3: the act of determining that something is false [syn: falsification,
           falsifying, disproof]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  refutation
     Αγγλικά n.
     η διάψευση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  refutation
     n.
     1 An act of refute or disprove; the disprove of an argument, opinion,
  testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof;
  evidence of falseness.
     2 (lb en proscribed) A vocal answer to an attack on one's
  assertions.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  refutation
     n.
     1 An act of refute or disprove; the disprove of an argument, opinion,
  testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof;
  evidence of falseness.
     2 (lb en proscribed) A vocal answer to an attack on one's
  assertions.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  refutation
     n.
     1 An act of refute or disprove; the disprove of an argument, opinion,
  testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof;
  evidence of falseness.
     2 (lb en proscribed) A vocal answer to an attack on one's
  assertions.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  refutation
     n.
     1 An act of refute or disprove; the disprove of an argument, opinion,
  testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof;
  evidence of falseness.
     2 (lb en proscribed) A vocal answer to an attack on one's
  assertions.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  refutation
     Englanti n.
     kumoaminen, vääräksi osoittaminen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Refutation /ɹɪfjuːtˈeɪʃən/
  التفنيد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  refutation /ɹɪfjuːtˈeɪʃən/ 
  опровергаване, отхвърляне
  an act of refuting