Textual thesaurus for "refutation"

(noun) disproof, refutal, falsification, falsifying

the act of determining that something is false

(noun) falsification, disproof

any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

(noun) defence, defense

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