disconfirming
- adjective
- /ˌdɪs.kənˈfɜːr.mɪŋ/
:
refutante
- After reviewing the findings, she found several disconfirming aspects that challenged the initial claim.
To find out if your idea is good or not, you've got to seek, seek disconfirming evidence.
- To find out if your idea is good or not, you've got to seek, seek disconfirming evidence.
Examples
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People who are left wing read left wing magazines because people don't, as a rule, enjoy getting information that disconfirms what they believe in.
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The disconfirming proof led the team to reconsider their original conclusions about the experiment.
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There is no disconfirming evidence, and as a result, no confirming evidence.
Blog text (21) -
The scientist presented data showing disconfirming results to the previous hypothesis.
Synonyms
174
3.7
To say that something is not true or the opposite of what someone says
88
6.2
To show that an idea or statement is false using evidence
66
4.5
To show that an idea or claim is not true
57
5.7
To show that an idea or claim is false with clear facts
21
7.0
To say or show that a claim is wrong
16
5.6
To say that something is not true or trustworthy
1
7.4
To show by facts that an idea or belief is not true
1
8.3
To say that a statement is not true
To show that something is not true or not accepted by law
To show a person's idea is wrong using facts or clear arguments
Antonyms
How Persuasive
- Formal
88
6.2
174
3.7
∞
2.0
- Formal
552
4.3
777
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
disconfirming = disconfirm (transparent) = dis + confirm + ing
This is a regular participial adjective formed from the verb 'disconfirm'.
Etymology
Disconfirming comes from dis- 'not' and confirm 'to support or show true'. So disconfirming evidence is evidence that does not support an idea and helps show that the idea may be wrong.