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单词 disproof
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disproof

noun

dis·​proof (ˌ)dis-ˈprüf How to pronounce disproof (audio)
1
: the action of disproving
2
: evidence that disproves

Synonyms

  • confutation
  • disconfirmation
  • rebuttal
  • refutation
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Example Sentences

the DNA evidence was all the disproof needed to overturn the wrongful conviction
Recent Examples on the Web Born 18 years earlier than Chesterton, Shaw outlived him by another 16, his life encompassing both world wars, unprecedented destruction, and the fundamental disproof of his early progressivism and cosmopolitanism. M. D. Aeschliman, National Review, 5 Dec. 2020 What about the disproof—the later findings that the bubbles linger in the knuckle after the crack? Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Mar. 2018 But the insight is right on: A grandiose sense of victimhood, inflamed by epic fantasies and impervious to rational disproof, is one of the best tools there is for victimizing others. Will Heinrich, Roberta Smith And Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 18 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

disproof

noun

as in refutation
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove the DNA evidence was all the disproof needed to overturn the wrongful conviction

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • refutation
  • rebuttal
  • confutation
  • disconfirmation
  • counterevidence
  • counterargument

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • proof
  • evidence
  • testimony
  • confirmation
  • witness
  • validation
  • documentation
  • identification
  • verification
  • corroboration
  • substantiation
  • manifestation
  • attestation
  • testament
  • authentication
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