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

3 senses of refutation

Sense 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")
       => answer -- (the speech act of replying to a question)

Sense 2
disproof, falsification, refutation -- (any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)
       => evidence, grounds -- (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling")

Sense 3
falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal -- (the act of determining that something is false)
       => determination, finding -- (the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures")