disproof

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

disproof

Where it comes from

From dis- + proof, after disprove.

noun disproofs · disprofe · disproufe

A refutation. Online life is surely to blame, even if not exclusively. For every question, suggestion, and idea that comes up, someone can always, and immediately, seek affirmation or disproof. You say you emailed the document, and yet look at my screen—no email arrived.
Similar: refutation, confutation

Translations

Every language

noun act of refuting something

Deutsch	Widerlegung, Gegenbeweis
Ελληνικά	ανασκευή anaskeví

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"disproof." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disproof. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

disproof. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disproof

Chicago

"disproof." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disproof.

BibTeX

@misc{disproof_2026,
  title = {disproof},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disproof},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}