refutation vs finding

refutation and finding both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
refutation	Yes	No	No	No
finding	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, finding is a hypernym of refutation; that is, finding is a word with a broader meaning than refutation:

refutation: the act of determining that something is false
finding: the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

Other hypernyms of refutation include determination.

refutation (noun)	finding (noun)
the act of determining that something is false	the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something	the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions	something that is found