disproof

English Thesaurus

1. the act of determining that something is false (noun.act)

hypernym	:	determination, finding,
definition	:	the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation (noun.act)

2. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	evidence, grounds,
definition	:	your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	reductio, reductio ad absurdum,
definition	:	(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	confutation,
definition	:	evidence that refutes conclusively (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	counterexample,
definition	:	refutation by example (noun.cognition)

3. the act of determining that something is false (noun.act)

derivation	:	controvert, rebut, refute,
definition	:	prove to be false or incorrect (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	falsify,
definition	:	prove false (verb.cognition)

4. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	controvert, rebut, refute,
definition	:	prove to be false or incorrect (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	falsify,
definition	:	prove false (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	rebut, refute,
definition	:	overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof (verb.communication)

5. the act of determining that something is false (noun.act)

derivation	:	controvert, rebut, refute,
definition	:	prove to be false or incorrect (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	falsify,
definition	:	prove false (verb.cognition)

6. any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	controvert, rebut, refute,
definition	:	prove to be false or incorrect (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	falsify,
definition	:	prove false (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	rebut, refute,
definition	:	overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof (verb.communication)