DISPROOF Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word disproof. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DISPROOF
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| refutation | nounn | |||||
noun • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something • the act of determining that something is false | ||||||
| contradiction | nounn | |||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||
| counterargument | nounn | |||||
noun • an argument offered in opposition to another argument | ||||||
| denial | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) • the act of asserting that something alleged is not true • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts • renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||
| invalidation | nounn | |||||
noun • (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) • when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged. | ||||||
| negation | nounn | |||||
noun • a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement • the speech act of negating • (logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false | ||||||
| rebuttal | nounn | |||||
noun • the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument • (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder | ||||||
| falsification | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something • a willful perversion of facts • the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting • the act of determining that something is false | ||||||
| confutation | nounn | |||||
noun • the speech act of refuting conclusively • evidence that refutes conclusively | ||||||
| falsifying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the act of determining that something is false | ||||||
| refutal | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of determining that something is false | ||||||