ˌkän(ˌ)fyüˈtāshən, -_fyəˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin confutation-, confutatio, from confutatus (past participle of confutare ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of confuting : refutation
2. : something that confutes (as an argument)
ˌkän(ˌ)fyüˈtāshən, -_fyəˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin confutation-, confutatio, from confutatus (past participle of confutare ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of confuting : refutation
2. : something that confutes (as an argument)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012