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confutation 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. the speech act of refuting conclusively
  2. evidence that refutes conclusively
  3. (confute) disprove: prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories"
  4. In informal logic an objection (also called expostulation or refutation), is a reason arguing against a premise, lemma or main contention. An objection to an objection is known as a rebuttal.
  5. The act or process of confuting; refutation
  6. (confute) To disprove or refute; to show something to be false or someone to be wrong