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BNC: 23072 COCA: 23011

— refutation

/ˌrɛfjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun, plural refutations formal [count, noncount]
BNC: 23072 COCA: 23011

refutation

noun

ref·​u·​ta·​tion ˌre-fyu̇-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce refutation (audio)
: the act or process of refuting

Example Sentences

these are hard scientific facts against which there can be no reasonable refutation
Recent Examples on the Web Some of your essays seem like a refutation of that idea. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2022 The Oppo merger also feels like a refutation of the original OnePlus strategy. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2022 Read the entire refutation at The Wall Street Journal. Peter Weber, The Week, 15 Apr. 2022 This is the crucial point, underscoring the scholarly refutation of the doctrinaire nonsense about the supposedly pro-slavery Revolution. Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books, 13 Jan. 2022 The authors offer an eloquent and fact-filled refutation to the Reagans of the world who see untamed nature as a blank space on the map that cries out to be developed for human uses. Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022 Because the scorpion can't change its nature — but then again, what has this entire series been if not a refutation of that notion? Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2022 But it is constrained by evidence, and underpinned by scientific principles of discovery, interpretation, and refutation. Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 16 Dec. 2021 In Taiwan, where many pop stars stay out of the political realm to retain access to China’s lucrative market, the song has been greeted as a refreshing, and rare, send-up of its giant neighbor’s refutation of Taiwanese sovereignty. Chris Horton, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1536, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of refutation was in 1536
BNC: 23072 COCA: 23011

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