ˌrefyəˈtāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin refutation-, refutatio, from refutatus (past participle of refutare to refute) + -ion-, -io -ion
: the act or process of refuting : proof of falsehood or error : overthrowing by argument or proof : disproof , confutation
some of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a refutation — T.B.Macaulay