confutation
- noun
- /ˌkɒn.fjuˈteɪ.ʃən/
- Formal
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refutación
- The professor's lecture provided a thorough confutation of the popular myth that vaccines cause autism.
Examples
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In the Confutation, they also quote concerning the sons of Eli that, after the loss of the high-priesthood, they were to seek the one part pertaining to the priests, 1 Sam.
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While he may have been cornered by Wilkinson and forced to protect his Familist identity by informing on others, he also clearly benefited from the identity that was fashioned between the pages of Wilkinson's confutation.
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At this point in the confutation, Wilkinson introduced Orinell's account, "subscribed with his own hand."
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What was presented in Wilkinson's confutation as a passing acquaintance was, in truth, an enduring familiarity with the fellowship.
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Of course, given the context of Wilkinson's confutation, defaming the Family was the price of admission for Orinell's hoped-for transformation.
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The adversaries in the Confutation do not endeavor to comfort the consciences or excuse the Church, to which one part of the Sacrament has been denied.
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Below I examine the account given by Henry Orinell to the anti-Familist writer William Wilkinson in 1579 and thereafter published as part of Wilkinson's A Confutation of Certaine Articles Delivered Unto the Family of Love.
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"The adversaries, the masters of the Confutation, are quite shameless, rude asses, and are clearly trifling when they are transferring the history of the posterity of Eli to the Sacrament.
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In her dissertation, she included a strong confutation of the opposing argument, backed by extensive research.
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The lawyer presented a compelling confutation of the claims made by the prosecution during the trial.
Synonyms
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6.8
An argument or evidence that proves a claim wrong
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5.6
Showing that a belief, story, or idea is not true
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7.7
To show that an idea, belief, or result is wrong
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6.8
A fact or argument that shows an idea is not true
An act of showing that an idea or claim is wrong
Evidence that shows a belief or theory is wrong
Antonyms
How Conclusive
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6.8
- Formal
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6.8
- Formal
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6.7
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Confutation comes from the old Latin verb confutare, meaning 'to silence' or 'to knock down by argument', and it carries the same idea as the English words confute and refute. So a confutation is a strong answer or proof that shows a statement or idea is wrong.