Hyphenation of refutation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word refutation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

refu-ta-tion

Definitions of refutation:

1.	The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions His refutation of the charges was short and persuasive In defense he said the other man started it
2.	Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
3.	The act of determining that something is false

Synonyms of refutation:

noun	defense, defence, answer
noun	disproof, falsification, evidence, grounds
noun	falsification, falsifying, disproof, determination, finding

Last hyphenations of this language

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