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disconfirm

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

Definition of disconfirm

transitive verb

: to deny or refute the validity of
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Other Words from disconfirm

disconfirmation \ ˌdis-​ˌkän-​fər-​ˈmā-​shən How to pronounce disconfirmation (audio) \ noun

Examples of disconfirm in a Sentence

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

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 So the 'disconfirming' information can be thrown aside. — CBS News, "Transcript: Kristin Wood talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 4 Sep. 2019 Alas, no amount of disconfirming evidence can shake the consummate centrist Democrat’s belief in his worldview. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "The Case For Centrist ‘Triangulation’ In the Trump Era Is Hilariously Weak," 19 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of disconfirm

1936, in the meaning defined above

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