- a variation of refutation.
refutal
Example Sentences
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He had rarely, if ever, known his daughter to make such an explicit refutal of his inferences.
From The Free Range by Douglas Duer
Sometimes he led the way for a triumphant refutal, while the general tone of the articles was quite of the 'upset a ministry' style.
From Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour by Robert Smith Surtees
However, the girl had, in spite of her childlike trust in the beauty of her life, plenty of strength to meet its refutal, and a pride equal to her grandmother's.
From The Portion of Labor by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
This new refutal of all laws of reason by which she had learned, as it were, to spell her theory of life, was too much for her equilibrium.
From The Wind in the rose-bush and other stories of the supernatural by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Let us therefore pause for a moment whilst we consult other sources of opinion for confirmation or refutal.
From Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration by Louis Dechmann
