counterinstance
noun
coun·ter·in·stance ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈin(t)-stən(t)s 
variants or counter-instance
plural counterinstances or counter-instances
: a case that contradicts a rule, theory, etc. : exception sense 2
But in science and philosophy, few things are more prized than a clear counter-instance to a putative law or a prospective definition.
Toni Vogel Carey
Toni Vogel Carey
Word History
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above
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- hate someone's guts
- hate speech
- hate-monger
- hate-mongering
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- hate-watched
- hate-watching
- hateable
- hated
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