confutatio

καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

confūtātĭo: ōnis, f. confuto,
I a confutation, Gr. λύσις, Auct. Her. 1, 3, 4.

cōnfūtātĭō, ōnis, f. (confuto), réfutation [rhét.] : Her. 1, 4 ; Mamert. An. 3, 14, 2.