"disproof" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-disproof.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: disproofs [plural]
Etymology: dis- + proof, after disprove Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|proof}} dis- + proof, {{m|en|disprove}} disprove Head templates: {{en-noun}} disproof (plural disproofs)
  1. A refutation. Synonyms: refutation, confutation, disprofe, disproufe [obsolete] Related terms: disprove Translations (act of refuting something): оборване (oborvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), опровержение (oproverženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Widerlegung [feminine] (German), Gegenbeweis [masculine] (German), ανασκευή (anaskeví) [feminine] (Greek), motbevis [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-disproof-en-noun-KaU4NO9Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-

Inflected forms

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