confutatio

From LSJ

ἀνάγκᾳ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται → but not even gods fight necessity (Simonides, fr. 37.1.29)

Source

Latin > English

confutatio confutationis N F :: refutation; action of proving false; confutation (L+S)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

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

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

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

Latin > German (Georges)

cōnfūtātio, ōnis, f. (confuto), die Widerlegung (Ggstz. confirmatio), Cornif. rhet. 1, 4 u. 18: c. falsi (Ggstz. veri astructio), Cl. Mam. de stat. anim. 3, 14, 2.