disconfirmation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.
Uncountable
noun
A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "Once we move our search to the region of the mind, we find that access to the facts becomes much more difficult; as a result, disconfirmation is largely out of reach and metaphor begins to flourish."
- "One can reduce the disconfirmations of economic generalizations by specifying a margin of error."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English confirmation English disconfirmation From dis- + confirmation.