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- 1. show that (a belief or hypothesis) is not or may not be true: "Cohen may have found evidence disconfirming the hypothesis"
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: to deny or refute the validity of. disconfirmation. ˌdis-ˌkän-fər-ˈmā-shən. noun. Synonyms. contradict. deny. disaffirm. disallow. disavow. disclaim. disown. gainsay. negate. negative. refute. reject. repudiate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of disconfirm in a Sentence.
Definition of 'disconfirm' Word Frequency. disconfirm in British English. (ˌdɪskənˈfɜːm ) verb. (transitive) (of a fact or argument) to suggest that a hypothesis is wrong or ill-formulated. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. disconfirmation (ˌdisconfirˈmation) noun. Word Frequency.
Disconfirm definition: to prove to be invalid.. See examples of DISCONFIRM used in a sentence.
Synonyms for DISCONFIRM: deny, refute, reject, contradict, disavow, negate, disaffirm, disclaim; Antonyms of DISCONFIRM: confirm, acknowledge, admit, allow, accept, concede, own, adopt.
disconfirm. ( ˌdɪskənˈfɜːm) vb. ( tr) (of a fact or argument) to suggest that a hypothesis is wrong or ill-formulated. ˌdisconfirˈmation n. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
Apr 25, 2024 · disconfirm (third-person singular simple present disconfirms, present participle disconfirming, simple past and past participle disconfirmed) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.
verb. To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid. antonyms. AI Feedback. exact ( 32 ) There are examples of much smaller armies beating larger ones, and one counterexample is enough to disconfirm a law. 1. Encyclopedia Britannica.
