disaffirmativeadj.
/ˌdɪsəˈfəːmətɪv/, U.S. /ˌdɪsəˈfərmədɪv/ rare.
That disaffirms, contradicts, or negates something; serving to remove or prevent affirmation.
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1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. xvi. 367 Belief will depend partly upon the probative force of the affirmative evidence, partly upon the weakness of the disaffirmative evidence.
1972 Times News (Twin Falls, Idaho) 20 Dec. 1/3 Asked if he felt the results were an affirmation of current CSI board policies and procedures, Hepworth said ‘Well, I certainly don't think they're disaffirmative of our present policies’.
1990 Oxf. Art Jrnl. 13 60/1 This would entail a disaffirmative rather than the affirmative process.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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