refuteverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈfjuːt/us/rɪˈfjuːt/formalto say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false:
to refute a person/theory/argument/claim
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Denying & contradicting
- abnegate
 - answer
 - answer (sb) back
 - change your tune idiom
 - defensive
 - denial
 - deny
 - disagree
 - Dutchman
 - hell
 - I'm a Dutchman idiom
 - nonsense
 - oxymoron
 - rebut
 - rebuttal
 - speak for yourself idiom
 - stand
 - stand sth on its head idiom
 - talk
 - the hell sb is/does, etc. idiom
 
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refutation 
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌref.juˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌref.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/