confutation
(noun) evidence that refutes conclusively
confutation
(noun) the speech act of refuting conclusively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
confutation (countable and uncountable, plural confutations)
The act or process of confuting; refutation.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`fu*ta"tion, n. [L. confutatio: cf. F. confutation.]
Definition: The act or process of confuting; refutation. "For the edification of some and the confutation of others." Bp. Horne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
