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View synonyms for disconfirm

disconfirm

[ dis-kuhn-furm ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to prove to be invalid.

disconfirm

/ ˌdɪskənˈfɜːm /

verb

  1. tr (of a fact or argument) to suggest that a hypothesis is wrong or ill-formulated

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Derived Forms

  • ˌdisconfirˈmation, noun

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Other Words From

  • dis·con·fir·ma·tion [dis-kon-fer-, mey, -sh, uh, n, dis-kon-], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disconfirm1

First recorded in 1935–40; dis- 1 + confirm

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