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disproof

 
Dictionary: dis·proof   (dĭs-prūf') pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of refuting or disproving.
  2. Evidence that refutes or disproves.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
  Synonyms: falsification, refutation

Meaning #2: the act of determining that something is false
  Synonyms: falsification, falsifying, refutation


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - modbevis

Nederlands (Dutch)
weerlegging, bewijs van het tegendeel

Français (French)
n. - réfutation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Widerlegung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανασκευή, ανταπόδειξη, διάψευση

Italiano (Italian)
confutazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contestação (f)

Русский (Russian)
опровержение

Español (Spanish)
n. - refutación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vederläggning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
反证, 反驳

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 反證, 反駁

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반박, 반증

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反証を挙げること, 反証

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دحض, حجه داحضه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפרכה, הכחשה‬


 
 
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