disconfirms
Shows to be false
Disconfirms means to prove wrong or show that something is not the case.
Where confirm establishes truth, disconfirm establishes falsehood: The experiment disconfirms the hypothesis.
The word appears most often in scientific and philosophical contexts, where theories must be tested against evidence that could potentially disconfirm them.
Shows to be untrue
- invalidatesMakes no longer binding
- rebutsDisproves or contradicts
- contradictsDenies or opposes directly
- refutesProves something false
falsifies · debunks · negates · counters · overturns · discredits · undermines · challenges
Instance disproving a claim
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
counterevidence · falsification · data · findings · observation · result · experiment · testing
disproves
Shows to be untrue
- invalidatesMakes no longer binding
- rebutsDisproves or contradicts
- contradictsDenies or opposes directly
refutes · falsifies · debunks · negates · counters · overturns · discredits · undermines · challenges · nullifies
counterexample
Instance disproving a claim
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
inconsistency · counterevidence · falsification · data · findings · observation · result · experiment · testing · verification
disconfirmsconfirms
Establishes as fact
validates · verifies · corroborates · substantiates · supports