invalidating

Making legally void

Invalidating is the present participle of invalidate, meaning to render something null, void, or without force.

Legal documents, contracts, and patents can be invalidated when they fail to meet required standards or when new evidence emerges.

In psychology, invalidating describes behavior that dismisses or minimizes someone's feelings: His response felt invalidating—like my concerns didn't matter.

Test results may be invalidated by procedural errors or contamination.

nullify

annul

Declare legally void

voidWithout legal effect
nullifyMake of no effect
cancelRevoke or terminate

rescind · revoke · abrogate · quash · repeal · vitiate · overturn · countermand · abolish · retract

emotional

dismiss

Send away or reject

belittleTo make something seem unimportant
minimizeReduce to smallest extent
denyRefuse to admit

gaslight · reject · disregard · ignore · trivialize · devalue · negate · undermine · discount · disparage

discredit

disprove

Prove something untrue

refuteProve something untrue
debunkExpose as false
rebutDisprove by argument

discredit · contradict · disconfirm · falsify · challenge · dispute · undercut · puncture · demolish · expose

undermine

weaken

Reduce in strength

erodeDiminish through persistent friction
sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice

destabilize · subvert · impair · undercut · damage · corrode · sap · diminish · cripple · disrupt

invalidating

annul

dismiss

disprove

weaken

invalidating

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