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refutation vs confutation

confutation vs refutation

refutation and confutation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
refutation Yes No No No
confutation Yes No No No
As nouns, confutation is a hyponym of refutation; that is, confutation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than refutation:
  • refutation: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
  • confutation: evidence that refutes conclusively
Other hyponyms of refutation include reductio, reductio ad absurdum, counterexample.
As nouns, confutation is a hyponym of refutation; that is, confutation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than refutation:
  • refutation: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
  • confutation: the speech act of refuting conclusively
Other hyponyms of refutation include rebuttal.
refutation (noun) confutation (noun)
the act of determining that something is false evidence that refutes conclusively
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something the speech act of refuting conclusively
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
Difference between refutation and confutation

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