REFUTATION

refutation

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions


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