confutation
con·fu·ta·tion
confutation · confutations
The act or process of confutingThe act or process of confuting; refutation.
UK/ˌkɒn.fjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/US/ˌkɑn.fjuˈteɪ.ʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of confuting; refutation.
(countable, uncountable)Something that confutes.
More definitions
- evidence that refutes conclusively
- the speech act of refuting conclusively
Origin
Borrowed from Latin cōnfūtātiō (“refutation”, feminine noun). By surface analysis, confuteBorrowed from Latin cōnfūtātiō (“refutation”, feminine noun). By surface analysis, confute + -ation.
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Forms
plural: confutations| Singular | confutation |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedconfute
Derivedconfutational
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable