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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

Recent Examples on the Web

 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

First Known Use of disconfirm

1936, in the meaning defined above

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