" disconfirmations "

1: a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement;

  * e.g., " ... an official disconfirmation of the rumors that the military was planning an invasion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  contradictions,

•  denegations,

•  denials,

•  disallowances,

•  disavowals,

•  disclaimers,

•  negations,

•  rejections,

•  repudiations

•  Antonyms : 

•  acknowledgments,

•  admissions,

•  avowals,

•  confirmations

2: something (as an argument) that serves to disprove;

  * e.g., " ... members of the sect refused to accept the scientific evidence as being in any way a disconfirmation of their deeply held religious beliefs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  confutations,

•  disproofs,

•  rebuttals,

•  refutations

•  Antonyms : 

•  proofs

1: a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement;

  * e.g., " ... an official disconfirmation of the rumors that the military was planning an invasion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  contradiction,

•  denegation,

•  denial,

•  disallowance,

•  disavowal,

•  disclaimer,

•  negation,

•  rejection,

•  repudiation

•  Antonyms : 

•  acknowledgment,

•  admission,

•  avowal,

•  confirmation

2: something (as an argument) that serves to disprove;

  * e.g., " ... members of the sect refused to accept the scientific evidence as being in any way a disconfirmation of their deeply held religious beliefs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  confutation,

•  disproof,

•  rebuttal,

•  refutation

•  Antonyms : 

•  proof

1: to declare not to be true;

  * e.g., " ... later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report "

•  Synonyms : 

•  contradict,

•  deny,

•  disaffirm,

•  disallow,

•  disavow,

•  disclaim,

•  disown,

•  gainsay,

•  negate,

•  negative,

•  refute,

•  reject,

•  repudiate

•  Antonyms : 

•  acknowledge,

•  admit,

•  allow,

•  avow,

•  concede,

•  confirm,

•  own

2: to prove to be false;

  * e.g., " ... contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belie,

•  confound,

•  confute,

•  debunk,

•  discredit,

•  disprove,

•  falsify,

•  rebut,

•  refute,

•  shoot down

•  Antonyms : 

•  confirm,

•  establish,

•  prove,

•  validate,

•  verify