disproof

Noun

Meaning

A proving to be false or erroneous; confutation; refutation; as, to offer evidence in disproof of a statement.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

refutation falsification falsifying confutation refutal negative opposition defense answer rejection conviction veto contradiction dismissal denial
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Antonyms

davit example information record evidence reason
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Hypernyms

evidence finding determination grounds

Hyponyms

confutation reductio ad absurdum counterexample reductio

Related terms

disprove

Phrases with the word

proof by disproof

Examples

What would have to occur or to have occurred to constitute for you a disproof of the love of, or the existence of, God? Antony Flew

A clear prediction in an area undergoing vigorous study permits doctrines to be subject to disproof. The last posture a bureaucratic religion wishes to find itself in is vulnerability to disproof, where an experiment can be performed on which the religion stands or falls. Carl Sagan

He believed the experiments provided "the most convincing disproof imaginable that dowsers can do what they claim", citation stating that the data analysis was "special, unconventional and customized". Source: Internet

Here elenchi is the genitive singular of the Latin noun elenchus, which is from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (elenchos), meaning "an argument of disproof or refutation". citation The translation in English of the Latin expression has varied somewhat. Source: Internet

Models, in both science and mathematics, need to be internally consistent and also ought to be falsifiable (capable of disproof). Source: Internet

Tarski (1951) 20th century and general relativity A disproof of Euclidean geometry as a description of physical space. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

disprofess disprofit disprofitable disproove disproperty disproportion