Associations to the word «Refutation»
Noun
- Heresy
- Idealism
- Fallacy
- Conjecture
- Aristotle
- Proof
- Kant
- Argument
- Treatise
- Augsburg
- Sutra
- Astrology
- Confirmation
- Ala
- Contra
- Doctrine
- Descartes
- Materialism
- Objection
- Negation
- Critique
- Socrates
- Heretic
- Logic
- Thesis
- Talmud
- Pamphlet
- Skepticism
- Hypothesis
- Kara
- Cyril
- Exclusion
- Philo
- Accusation
- Allegation
- Cicero
- Apology
- Contradiction
- Assertion
- Islamic
- Theologian
- Standpoint
- Rhetoric
- Exposition
- Confession
- Narration
- Marx
- Philosopher
- Scripture
- Theory
- Hume
- Cosmology
- Inference
- Philosophy
- Summary
- Denial
- Paradox
- Plato
- Reasoning
- Protestantism
- Relativity
- Mu
- Basil
- Rejection
- Proposition
- Darwin
- Statement
- Yoga
- Adversary
- Sect
- Abd
- Reply
- Theology
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
REFUTATION, noun. An act of refuting or disproving; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; confutation; disproof; evidence of falseness.
REFUTATION, noun. A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions
Dictionary definition
REFUTATION, 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".
REFUTATION, noun. Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something.
REFUTATION, noun. The act of determining that something is false.
Wise words
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principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.