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English to English noun
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the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |  | Example: his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
in defense he said the other man started it
source: wordnet30
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any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | | source: wordnet30
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the act of determining that something is false | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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