rebuttal
noun
[ rɪˈbʌtl ]
• an instance of rebutting evidence or an accusation.
Similar:
refutation,
denial,
disproving,
counter-argument,
countering,
invalidation,
negation,
contradiction,
counterstatement,
surrejoinder,
rebutter,
surrebutter,
replication,
confutation,
disproval,