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单词 disproof
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disproofn.

/dɪsˈpruːf/
Forms: 1500s disprofe, disproufe, disprove, 1500s– disproof.
Etymology: < dis- prefix 2d + proof n., after disprove v.
1. The proving of a thing not to be what is asserted; refutation, confutation; the evidence constituting such refutation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun]
gainsayingc1330
assoilinga1382
improvingc1443
unprovingc1449
lancing1470
redarguation?c1500
confutationa1530
redargution1529
reproof1529
confusion1530
disproof1531
reprehension1531
reproving1535
refutation?1536
improbation1556
refuting1563
disproving1587
conviction1593
infringement1593
refutal1599
gainsay1602
eviction1606
convincement1612
disproval1614
confutinga1617
improof1641
confutement1645
confute1646
refute1646
disprovement1662
reviction1677
invalidatinga1716
invalidation1771
rebutment1823
rebuttal1831
disconfirmation1937
1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xiv. sig. Hi Therin they do diligently obserue the rules of Confirmation and Confutation, wherin resteth prouf & disproufe.
1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. iii. v. f. clxxvv These wordes haue..in them selfe neyther any thynge in dysprofe of the very eatynge of hys fleshe, nor for the profe that he ment the bylyefe of his deth.
1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 45 A fuller and more effectual Disproof of the recited Opinions.
1825 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 66/1 Such allegations..are scarce ever susceptible of specific disproof.
1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze Metaphysic 194 Such a proof..has never been attempted; the burden of disproof has been thrown on the opposite view.
2. With a and plural. An instance of this; a disproving fact or piece of evidence.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > instance of
confutationa1535
rejarg1534
rejag?1554
overthwart?1567
counter-proof1610
confute1646
disproof1657
rebutter1794
1657 T. M. Life Satyrical Puppy 20 Lest he should betray himself to an eminent disproof.
1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) Pref. p. li A sufficient Disproof of this malicious Calumny.
1877 E. R. Conder Basis of Faith v. 233 Lightly to pass over all..irreconcilable facts as mere difficulties, not disproofs.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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