refuting

Definitions

The act of proving a statement, theory, or argument to be false or incorrect.

The process of denying or contradicting the validity of a claim through evidence or reasoning.

Examples

The scientist spent the entire afternoon refuting the flawed claims made in the recent study.

She succeeded in refuting his argument by presenting concrete evidence that contradicted his main point.

Synonyms

disproving debunking contradicting rebutting negating invalidating confuting

Antonyms

confirming verifying supporting corroborating validating proving substantiating