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Meaning of "confutation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFUTATION

confutation  [ˌkɒnfjʊˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFUTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confutation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONFUTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Objection (argument)

In informal logic an objection, is a reason arguing against a premise, lemma, or main contention. An objection to an objection is known as a rebuttal.

Definition of confutation in the English dictionary

The definition of confutation in the dictionary is something that shows that someone or something is wrong.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFUTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFUTATION

confusability
confusable
confuse
confused
confused elderly
confusedly
confusedness
confusible
confusing
confusingly
confusion
confusional
confutable
confutative
confute
confutement
confuter

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFUTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of confutation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «confutation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFUTATION

Find out the translation of confutation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confutation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confutation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

confutation
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

refutación
570 millions of speakers

English

confutation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रत्याख्यान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدحض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опровержение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confutation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খণ্ডন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réfutation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Confutation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Widerlegung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

論破
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 맞서는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Confrontation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

confutation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

confutation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कबुली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çürütme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confutazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

confutation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

спростування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infirmări
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναίρεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weer legging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

confutation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

confutation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confutation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFUTATION»

The term «confutation» is regularly used and occupies the 75.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFUTATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «confutation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «confutation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confutation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFUTATION»

Discover the use of confutation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confutation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Scriptural Confutation of the Arguments Against the One ...
SCRIPTURAL CONFUTATION, ®c. INTRODUCTION. THE conduct of Mr. Lindsey , in refigning the vicarage of Catterick on certain scruples, excited my curiosity to know what his particular objections to the subscription of the articles of the ...
William Burgh, 1775
2
A Defence of the People, Or, Full Confutation of the ...
89. > But after all they renew'd their Opposition: ' True; they did so — But not till' it became almost criminal to delay it any lortgeY; nor till they were reproach'd for an over-Credulity, in persisting to place a Confidence in a Man, Who now no ...
‎1744
3
Hadis I Halila Or Confutation of Atheism
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Vali Mohammed Chhaganbhai, 2010
4
Apostolic Temperance; a reply to John Cumming in confutation ...
Henry GALE. v DEDICATED DY PERMISSION TO ' The Right Honourable the Earl of Harrington, 3.6.3. AND Sir Walter C. Trevelyan, Bart. APOSTOLIG TEMPERA'NGE; A R E BL}! TO THE REV.JOHN CUMMINQ D.Du IN CONFUTATION OF ...
Henry GALE, 1856
5
A confutation of popery
Thomas Bennet. If Have hjtbetf6 dhafg'd the Church of Xoty with I such4 Doct*ins, as .are pfcher; absolutely false,, or forbidden by God\"W6?d: but I shall n$C pro-J c^ed to (hose of another kirid ^ (uchjlrn^Sh^ as are' not contains in ttj^ ...
Thomas Bennet, 1714
6
The Oxford Confutation Confuted: Or, Candid Animadversions ...
Or, Candid Animadversions on a Sermon Preached at Saint Mary's Church, in Oxford, and Published by the Rev. W. Hawkins, M.A. Entitled, The Pretences of Enthusiasts Considered and Confuted. ... By Philologos Philologos. the doctrines of ...
Philologos, 1769
7
Sources and Contexts of the Book of Concord
The. Confutation. of. the. Augsburg. Confession. Translated. by. Mark. D. Tranvik. Introduction. After the Protestant princes had presented the Augsburg Confession to Emperor Charles V and the assembled imperial diet on 25 June 1530, the ...
Robert Kolb, James Arne Nestingen
8
An Apology Against a Pamphlet Called a Modest Confutation of ...
Editors Are Harris F. Fletcher, Harrison E. Cunningham, Helmut Rehder, And Many Others. Illinois Studies In Language And Literature, V35, No. 1-2.
John Milton, 2012
9
William Tyndale: A Biography
More's Confutation of Tyndale's Answer More could not leave his task. He published early in 1532 the first three books of his enormous Confutation, and a year later the remaining six books (of which the fifth was an attack on Robert Barnes) .
David Daniell, 2001
10
The Confessional History of the Lutheran Church
Confutation of the Error of Scrvetus. 2. Confutation of the Error of Schwenckfeld. 3 . Confutation of the Error of the Antinomians. 4. Confutation of the Error of the Anabaptists. 5. Confutation of the Corruptions of Zwingli and Calvin in Regard to  ...
James William Richard, 1909

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFUTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confutation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nkrumahism, The Can Of Worms I Opened – Das Kapital
Mr Kwarteng started his confutation of my second piece on the basis that since I claimed I did not read all the work of Marx I should not be taken ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
2
Joseph Gannascoli quits 'Bronx Dahmer' movie to avoid working …
Anything could happen in a confutation which in fact did. It could have been the dealers wife, mother, girlfriend or neighbor. And that person ... «UPI.com, May 15»
3
Nellie Bly's 151st birthday: Know 10 amazing facts about her
Annoyed by a "regressive" editorial on women in the newspaper, she wrote a confutation piece. Captivated by it, the editor gave her a job in the ... «India Today, May 15»
4
Unrest at top at Aryabhatta
According to education department sources, this being an election year, the government doesn't want to engage in any confutation with Raj ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Apr 15»
5
READERS' VIEWS: Backing for Stuart Baxter
I do not believe that Vuyo Mrashula speaks on behalf of Kaizer Chiefs supporters in his published confutation of Stuart Baxter's outpouring this ... «KickOff, Dec 14»
6
Three things that are illegal about Obama's immigration plan
In truth, he is king of self-confutation, negating himself with his own words. Recently, when asked why he disagreed with himself, the president ... «Fox News, Nov 14»
7
TB Joshua Building Collapse – Over Eight Thousand Applied to Visit!
... crafty politicians who have an agenda in mind – to create confutation by putting pressure and/or bullying the South Africans into submission. «spyghana.com, Nov 14»
8
Campaign Fact-Check: Rob Ford on Toronto's Fiscal Health and …
Their four main findings amount to a confutation of nearly everything Ford has claimed about the City's finances over the past four-plus years: ... «Torontoist, Aug 14»
9
The New Sins Of 'Nonjudgmental' Millennials
Tyndale responded with an “Answer” to More's “Dialogue,” to which More responded with a “Confutation” of Tyndale's “Answer” (the titles alone ... «The Federalist, Jun 14»
10
Could Netflix Be About to Bring Back a Big Budget Star Trek Series?
Update: Nemecek has posted a confutation of the original report, saying he never stated there were continuing discussions about a new Trek ... «moviepilot.com, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Confutation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/confutation>. Apr 2024 ».
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