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confutation

/ˌkɒn.fjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK
/ˌkɑn.fjuˈteɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
/ˌkɒn.fjuˈteɪ.ʃən/ Canada
/ˌkɔn.fjʉːˈtæɪ.ʃən/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˌkɔn.fjʉˈte.ʃən/ Scotland

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Borrowed from Latin cōnfūtātiō (“refutation”, feminine noun). By surface analysis, confute + -ation.

noun confutations

countable, uncountable The act or process of confuting; refutation.
countable, uncountable Something that confutes.

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"confutation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/confutation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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confutation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/confutation

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"confutation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/confutation.

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@misc{confutation_2026,
  title = {confutation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confutation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}