DISCONFIRM

Meaning of DISCONFIRM in English

v.tr. formal disprove or tend to disprove (a hypothesis etc.).

Derivatives:

disconfirmation n.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

DISCONFIRM — transitive verb Date: 1936 to deny or refute the validity of, ~ation noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DISCONFIRM — |dis+ transitive verb Etymology: dis- (I) + confirm : to establish as untrue or invalid : disprove disconfirm a philosophical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISCONFIRM — — disconfirmation /dis kon'feuhr may"sheuhn, dis'kon-/ , n. /dis'keuhn ferrm"/ , v.t. to prove to be invalid. [ 1935-40; DIS- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISCONFIRM — transitive verb Date: 1936 : to deny or refute the validity of • dis·con·fir·ma·tion -ˌkän-fər-ˈmā-shən noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISCONFIRM — ■ verb show that (a belief or hypothesis) is not or may not be true. Derivatives ~ation ˌdɪskɒnfə'meɪʃ(ə)n noun ~atory …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DISCONFIRM — [dis.con.firm] vt (1936): to deny the validity of
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DISCONFIRM — disconfirm BrE AmE ˌdɪs kən ˈfɜːm § -kɒn- AmE -ˈfɝːm ▷ disconfirm|ed d ▷ disconfirm|ing ɪŋ ▷ disconfirm|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISCONFIRM — v.tr. formal disprove or tend to disprove (a hypothesis etc.). øødisconfirmation n.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISCONFIRM — v.tr. formal disprove or tend to disprove (a hypothesis etc.). disconfirmation n.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISCONFIRM — v. Function: verb Synonyms: DISPROVE 1, break, confound, confute, controvert, evert, rebut, refute
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DISCONFIRM — verb Synonyms: disprove 1, break, confound, confute, controvert, evert, rebut, refute
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DISCONFIRM — v. Pronunciation: ˌ dis-k ə n- ' f ə rm Function: transitive verb Date: 1936 : to deny or refute …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DISCONFIRMATION — noun see: disconfirm
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DISCONFIRMATION — see disconfirm
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UNDERCUT — Synonyms and related words : belie, blow sky-high, blow up, close out, convert into cash, cut away, cut out, cut …
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SHOW UP — Synonyms and related words : accomplish, achieve, appear, approach, arise, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, assister, attain, attain to, attend, …
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REFUTE — Synonyms and related words : abjure, advocate, allege in support, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, argue for, assert, assert the …
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REBUT — Synonyms and related words : advocate, allege in support, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, argue for, assert, be contrary to, …
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PUNCTURE — Synonyms and related words : abrade, abrasion, acupunctuation, acupuncture, auger, bark, belie, birthmark, bite, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, bloody, …
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NEGATIVE — Synonyms and related words : Cassandra-like, Cassandran, Cassandrian, Ditto copy, Photostat, Xerox, Xerox copy, abjuratory, abnegate, abnegation, abnegative, abolish, abrogate, …
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NEGATE — Synonyms and related words : abate, abnegate, abolish, abrogate, agree to disagree, annihilate, annul, be at cross-purposes, be contrary to, …
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INVALIDATE — Synonyms and related words : abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, belie, blow sky-high, blow up, bring to naught, bring to …
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EXPOSE — Synonyms and related words : advertise, air, apocalypse, attaint, awaken, bare, baring, belie, bespatter, betray, blacken, blot, blow sky-high, blow …
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EXPLODE
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DISPROVE — Synonyms and related words : abjure, assert the contrary, belie, blow sky-high, blow up, break, confound, confute, contest, contradict, contravene, …
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DISCREDIT — Synonyms and related words : agnosticism, asperse, aspersion, atheism, bad character, bad name, bad odor, bad report, bad reputation, bad …
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DEFLATE — Synonyms and related words : abridge, beat down, belie, blow sky-high, blow up, break, cave, cave in, cheapen, collapse, compress, …
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CONTROVERT — Synonyms and related words : abjure, air, analyze, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, assert the contrary, be at cross-purposes, be …
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CONFUTE — Synonyms and related words : answer, answer conclusively, antagonize, argue down, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, break, clash, collide, …
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CONFOUND
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BREAK
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BLOW UP
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