disconfirmationn.
/ˌdɪskɒnfəːˈmeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌdɪsˌkɑnfərˈmeɪʃən/ The process or result of disconfirming a hypothesis, etc.; an instance of this.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun]
gainsayingc1330
assoilinga1382
improvingc1443
unprovingc1449
lancing1470
redarguation?c1500
confutationa1530
redargution1529
reproof1529
confusion1530
disproof1531
reprehension1531
reproving1535
refutation?1536
improbation1556
refuting1563
disproving1587
conviction1593
infringement1593
refutal1599
gainsay1602
eviction1606
convincement1612
disproval1614
confutinga1617
improof1641
confutement1645
confute1646
refute1646
disprovement1662
reviction1677
invalidatinga1716
invalidation1771
rebutment1823
rebuttal1831
disconfirmation1937
1937 O. Neurath in Philos. Sci. 4 276 I..proposed that we employ the terms ‘confirmation’ and ‘disconfirmation’.
1965 Language 41 261 Critics of transformational theory take these experimental results as disconfirmation.
1984 R. S. Lazarus & S. Folkman Stress, Appraisal, & Coping 135 A person using denial to cope with a threat is vulnerable to disconfirmations by evidence to the contrary.
2012 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 23 Feb. 54 The theories of science..are subject to rigorous testing for possible disconfirmation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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