'Disproof' definitions:
Definition of 'disproof'
From: WordNet
noun
Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something [syn: disproof, falsification, refutation]
noun
The act of determining that something is false [syn: falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal]
Definition of 'Disproof'
From: GCIDE
- Disproof \Dis*proof"\, n. [Pref. dis- + proof. Cf. Disprove.] A proving to be false or erroneous; confutation; refutation; as, to offer evidence in disproof of a statement. [1913 Webster]
- I need not offer anything farther in support of one, or in disproof of the other. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disproof'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abjuration,
- abjurement,
- abrogation,
- absolute contradiction,
- annulment,
- contradiction,
- contrary assertion,
- contravention,
- controversion,
- countering,
- crossing,
- denial,
- disaffirmation,
- disallowance,
- disavowal,
- disclaimer,
- disclamation,
- disownment,
- forswearing,
- gainsaying,
- impugnment,
- nullification,
- recantation,
- refutation,
- renunciation,
- repudiation,
- retractation,
- retraction,
- revocation