disproof
Americannoun
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facts that disprove something
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the act of disproving
Etymology
Origin of disproof
Example Sentences
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Recent examples include OpenAI’s disproof of the unit distance conjecture, and the proof of Erdős’ problem 1196 by Liam Price, a 23-year-old amateur mathematician.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
In other words, the proof was a disproof.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
All three of these books argue that if the proof or disproof of race is scientific, it must be true.
From Nature ● Sep. 16, 2014
"It is like looking for proof or disproof of the existence of God in a flower."
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2013
As if goaded into disproof, one of the specks peeled away and began its near-vertical dive, directly above their heads.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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