n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kän-fyu ̇ - ' t ā -sh ə n, -fyü-
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : the act or process of confuting : REFUTATION
2 : something (as an argument or statement) that confutes
– con · fu · ta · tive \ k ə n- ' fyü-t ə -tiv \ adjective