disproof

English

Alternative forms

• disprofe, disproufe (obsolete, 16th century)

Etymology

From dis- +‎ proof, after disprove.

Pronunciation

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Noun

disproof (plural disproofs)

1. A refutation.

Synonyms

• refutation
• confutation

Related terms

• disprove

Translations

act of refuting something

• Bulgarian: оборване (bg) n (oborvane), опровержение (bg) n (oproverženie)
• German: Widerlegung (de) f, Gegenbeweis (de) m
• Greek: ανασκευή (el) f (anaskeví)
• Swedish: motbevis n

Further reading

• “disproof”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “disproof”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “disproof”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.