English noun: disproof | |||
1. | disproof (cognition) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | ||
Synonyms | falsification, refutation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evidence, grounds | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | confutation, counterexample, reductio, reductio ad absurdum | ||
2. | disproof (act) the act of determining that something is false | ||
Synonyms | falsification, falsifying, refutal, refutation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | determination, finding | ||