elenchus, n.Definitions

The Elenchus (n.) means ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠at once to refute, to accuse and to reproach — and Marcus Aurelius put every object that crossed his mind through all three.

The Elenchus (n.) exposes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the conflict behind an error: it makes a man see that he is not doing what he wants and is doing what he does not want.