English Explanatory Dictionary

confutation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of confuting; refutation.
  2. Something that confutes.

Pronunciation

kŏn′fyo͞o-tā′shən /ˌkɒn.fjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɑn.fjuˈteɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɒn.fjuˈteɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɔn.fjʉːˈtæɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɔn.fjʉˈte.ʃən/ /ˌkɒn.fjuːˈʈeː.ʃon/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confutation.wav

Word forms

confutation confutations

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfūtātiō (“refutation”, feminine noun). By surface analysis, confute + -ation.

Derived words

confutational
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