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disconfirm — [dis΄kən fʉrm′] vt. to declare (a theory, proposition, etc.) to be invalid disconfirmation [diskän΄fər mā′shən] n … English World dictionary
disconfirm — verb To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid. The empirical data obtained in a test or, as we shall prefer to say, the observation sentences describing those data may then … Wiktionary
disconfirm — transitive verb Date: 1936 to deny or refute the validity of • disconfirmation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
disconfirm — disconfirmation /dis kon feuhr may sheuhn, dis kon /, n. /dis keuhn ferrm /, v.t. to prove to be invalid. [1935 40; DIS + CONFIRM] * * * … Universalium
disconfirm — verb show that (a belief or hypothesis) is not or may not be true. Derivatives disconfirmation ˌdɪskɒnfə meɪʃ(ə)n noun disconfirmatory adjective … English new terms dictionary
disconfirm — dis•con•firm [[t]ˌdɪs kənˈfɜrm[/t]] v. t. cvb to prove to be invalid • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
disconfirm — v.tr. formal disprove or tend to disprove (a hypothesis etc.). Derivatives: disconfirmation n … Useful english dictionary
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disconfirmation — noun see disconfirm … New Collegiate Dictionary
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