disproof.

Evidence or an argument sufficient to show that a specified claim does not hold.

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Words that belong together

• disproof of a claim
• rigorous disproof

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One valid counterexample supplied disproof of the universal assertion.

Failure to find support was not automatically disproof of the proposed explanation.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Usually uncountable; singular disproof and plural disproofs for distinct demonstrations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, argumentation, evaluation, qualification. Disciplines: reasoning, research, essay writing. Commonness: moderately common.