refutation

refutation is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. the act of determining that something is false

   Synonyms: disproof, falsification, falsifying, refutal

3. noun. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

   Synonyms: disproof, falsification

4. 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"

   Synonyms: defence, defense

Synonyms

disproof, falsification, falsifying, refutal, defence, defense

Common word forms

refutations

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