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disproof /dɪsˈpruːf /noun [mass noun]1A set of facts that prove that something is untrue: Rex was living disproof of the youth-preserving powers imputed to life in the college...- And he regards such theories as decisive ‘disproofs’ of theism.
- Over the last three years, various ‘disproofs’ have been put forward, but none stands up to scrutiny.
- If you really want to look at the early history of the idea and some of its disproofs, see here.
1.1The action of proving that something is untrue: the answer ought to turn on considerations that are susceptible to verification or disproof...- The longer a scientific theory resists disproof and continues to explain data well, the more certain we are that it is true.
- In the United States, nebulous factors like ‘leadership’ or ‘overcoming adversity’ have likewise served as automatic offsets whose validity or lack of validity is not subject to proof or disproof.
- The real world does provide the possibility of disproof.
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