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单词 disconfirming
释义

disconfirm

verb

dis·​con·​firm ˌdis-kən-ˈfərm How to pronounce disconfirm (audio)
disconfirmed; disconfirming; disconfirms

transitive verb

: to deny or refute the validity of
disconfirmation
ˌdis-ˌkän-fər-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce disconfirm (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • contradict
  • deny
  • disaffirm
  • disallow
  • disavow
  • disclaim
  • disown
  • gainsay
  • negate
  • negative
  • refute
  • reject
  • repudiate
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Example Sentences

later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God
Recent Examples on the Web This contrasts with product-irrelevant sponsors that may disconfirm the brand can deliver on its promises. Kirk Wakefield, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021 Bring skeptics into the room to validate your believers or disconfirm your own beliefs. Sebastian Herrera, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2020 So the 'disconfirming' information can be thrown aside. CBS News, 4 Sep. 2019 Alas, no amount of disconfirming evidence can shake the consummate centrist Democrat’s belief in his worldview. Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 19 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

disconfirming

verb

present participle of disconfirm
1
as in denying
to declare not to be true later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • denying
  • refuting
  • rejecting
  • contradicting
  • gainsaying
  • disavowing
  • disclaiming
  • negating
  • disaffirming
  • repudiating
  • negativing
  • disallowing
  • disowning
  • disproving
  • confuting
  • rebutting
  • challenging
  • traversing
  • disputing
  • disagreeing (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • confirming
  • acknowledging
  • admitting
  • accepting
  • allowing
  • owning
  • conceding
  • adopting
  • affirming
  • embracing
  • claiming
  • asserting
  • maintaining
  • declaring
  • submitting
  • announcing
  • avowing
  • verifying
  • validating
  • professing
  • corroborating
  • espousing
  • averring
  • substantiating
  • authenticating
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2
as in refuting
to prove to be false contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • refuting
  • disproving
  • confuting
  • overturning
  • discrediting
  • debunking
  • challenging
  • falsifying
  • rebutting
  • discussing
  • confounding
  • questioning
  • doubting
  • shooting down
  • belying
  • contesting
  • mistrusting
  • giving the lie to
  • debating
  • overthrowing
  • querying
  • talking over
  • mooting
  • hashing (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • confirming
  • verifying
  • validating
  • proving
  • establishing
  • showing
  • supporting
  • corroborating
  • recording
  • documenting
  • identifying
  • witnessing
  • evidencing
  • backing (up)
  • substantiating
  • attesting
  • demonstrating
  • displaying
  • certifying
  • buttressing
  • evincing
  • manifesting
  • illustrating
  • adducing
  • authenticating
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