Noun

• S: (n) confutation (the speech act of refuting conclusively)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) refutation, defense, defence (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"
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) confutation (evidence that refutes conclusively)