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CONFUTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evidence that refutes conclusively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("confutation" is a kind of...):
disproof; falsification; refutation (any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)
Derivation:
confute (prove to be false)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The speech act of refuting conclusively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("confutation" is a kind of...):
defence; defense; refutation (the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions)
Derivation:
confute (prove to be false)
