disproof

dis·proof

 (dĭs-pro͞of′)

n.

1. The act of refuting or disproving.

2. Evidence that refutes or disproves.

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disproof

(dɪsˈpruːf)

n

1. facts that disprove something

2. the act of disproving

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dis•proof

(dɪsˈpruf)

n.

1. the act of disproving.

2. proof to the contrary; refutation.

[1525–35]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disproof - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something falsification, refutation evidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" reductio, reductio ad absurdum - (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction confutation - evidence that refutes conclusively counterexample - refutation by example
	2.	disproof - the act of determining that something is false falsifying, refutal, refutation, falsification determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures"

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