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. clxxv^v 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).

单词	disproof
释义	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. clxxv^v 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). < n.1531
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