Confutations

/ˌkɒnfjuːˈteɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

Plural of confutation; multiple instances of refuting or disproving arguments or claims.

Etymology

Plural of confutation, formed by adding -s to the Latin-derived noun. Maintains the sense of confutatio from confutare.

Kelly Says

History books are full of famous confutations—Galileo's observations confuted Aristotle's physics, Darwin's theory confuted literal Biblical creation, and countless scientific confutations have overturned what everyone believed was true.

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