redargution

noun

red·​ar·​gu·​tion

ˌredärˈgyüshən

plural -s

archaic

: refutation

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Late Latin redargution-, redargutio, from Latin redargutus (past participle of redarguere) + -ion-, -io -ion

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