Disproof

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disproof \Dis*proof"\, n. [Pref. dis- + proof. Cf. {Disprove}.]
     A proving to be false or erroneous; confutation; refutation;
     as, to offer evidence in disproof of a statement.
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           I need not offer anything farther in support of one, or


           in disproof of the other.                --Rogers.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disproof
       n 1: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of
            something [syn: {falsification}, {refutation}]
       2: the act of determining that something is false [syn: {falsification},
           {falsifying}, {refutation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "disproof":
     abjuration, abjurement, abrogation, absolute contradiction,
     annulment, contradiction, contrary assertion, contravention,
     controversion, countering, crossing, denial, disaffirmation,
     disallowance, disavowal, disclaimer, disclamation, disownment,
     forswearing, gainsaying, impugnment, nullification, recantation,
     refutation, renunciation, repudiation, retractation, retraction,
     revocation