Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun confutation

2 senses of confutation

Sense 1
confutation -- (the speech act of refuting conclusively)
       => 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")

Sense 2
confutation -- (evidence that refutes conclusively)
       => disproof, falsification, refutation -- (any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)