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Definition confutation in American English

confutation noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/ˌkɑnfjuˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
1

proof that a person or argument is wrong, or an occasion when this happens

Example

I am as much interested in the confutation of these slanders as he is himself.

Example

Brown's formal written confutation ran to almost 40 pages.

Synonyms and related words
denial disclaimer retraction
Definition confutation in American English