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refutation
Overview of noun refutation
The noun refutation has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. refutation, defense, defence -- (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")
2. disproof, falsification, refutation -- (any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)
3. falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal -- (the act of determining that something is false)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun refutation
3 senses of refutation
Sense 1
refutation, defense, defence
=> answer
=> reply, response
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
disproof, falsification, refutation
=> evidence, grounds
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal
=> determination, finding
=> discovery, find, uncovering
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun refutation
2 of 3 senses of refutation
Sense 1
refutation, defense, defence
=> confutation
=> rebuttal
Sense 2
disproof, falsification, refutation
=> reductio ad absurdum, reductio
=> confutation
=> counterexample
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun refutation
3 senses of refutation
Sense 1
refutation, defense, defence
=> answer
Sense 2
disproof, falsification, refutation
=> evidence, grounds
Sense 3
falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal
=> determination, finding
Antonyms of noun refutation
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Substance Holonyms of noun refutation
Part Holonyms of noun refutation
Member Meronyms of noun refutation
Substance Meronyms of noun refutation
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Meronyms of noun refutation
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Attributes of noun refutation
Derived Forms of noun refutation
3 senses of refutation
Sense 1
refutation, defense, defence
RELATED TO>(verb) refute#1
=> refute, rebut
Sense 2
disproof, falsification, refutation
RELATED TO>(verb) refute#1
=> refute, rebut
RELATED TO>(verb) refute#2
=> refute, rebut, controvert
Sense 3
falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal
RELATED TO>(verb) refute#2
=> refute, rebut, controvert
Domain of noun refutation
Domain Terms of noun refutation
Familiarity of noun refutation
refutation used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun refutation
3 senses of refutation
Sense 1
refutation, defense, defence
> answer
=> Urim and Thummim
=> refutation, defense, defence
Sense 2
disproof, falsification, refutation
> evidence, grounds
=> probable cause
=> proof, cogent evidence
=> disproof, falsification, refutation
=> lead, track, trail
=> symptom
=> sign
Sense 3
falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal
> determination, finding
=> designation, identification
=> resolution, solving
=> validation, proof, substantiation
=> falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal
=> localization, localisation, location, locating, fix
=> predetermination
=> rectification
=> redetermination
Meronyms of noun refutation
3 senses of refutation
Holonyms of noun refutation
Grep of noun refutation
refutation
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