disproof en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
Etymology
From dis- + proof, after disprove.
Meanings
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A refutation.
Online life is surely to blame, even if not exclusively. For every question, suggestion, and idea that comes up, someone can always, and immediately, seek affirmation or disproof. You say you emailed the document, and yet look at my screen—no email arrived.
2023 August 11, Ian Bogost, “There’s No Shame in Flaking”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disprofe | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| disproufe | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| disproofs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (6)
bg оборване (act of refuting something) · bg опровержение (act of refuting something) · sv motbevis (act of refuting something) · de Gegenbeweis (act of refuting something) · el ανασκευή (act of refuting something) · de Widerlegung (act of refuting something)