disconfirm

[ dis-kuhn-furm ]

verb (used with object)

1. to prove to be invalid.

disconfirm

/ ˌdɪskənˈfɜːm /

verb

1. tr (of a fact or argument) to suggest that a hypothesis is wrong or ill-formulated

Derived Forms

• ˌdisconfirˈmation, noun

Other Words From

• dis·con·fir·ma·tion [dis-kon-fer-, mey, -sh, uh, n, dis-kon-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disconfirm¹

First recorded in 1935–40; dis- ¹ + confirm

Related Words

• belie
• confound
• contradict
• discredit
• impugn
• invalidate
• negate
• rebut
• refute