disconfirm
[ dis-kuh n-furm ]
/ ˌdɪs kənˈfɜrm /
verb (used with object)
to prove to be invalid.
OTHER WORDS FROM disconfirm
dis·con·fir·ma·tion [dis-kon-fer-mey-shuh n, dis-kon-] /dɪsˌkɒn fərˈmeɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs kɒn-/, nounWords nearby disconfirm
discomycete,
discomycota,
disconcert,
disconcerted,
disconcerting,
disconfirm,
disconformable,
disconformity,
discongruity,
disconnect,
disconnected
Example sentences from the Web for disconfirmation
Somehow, this article of faith survives daily disconfirmation.
British Dictionary definitions for disconfirmation
disconfirm
/ (ˌdɪskənˈfɜːm) /
verb
(tr)
(of a fact or argument) to suggest that a hypothesis is wrong or ill-formulated