Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disproven

/dɪspɹˈuvɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
dis-proven
IPA
/dɪspɹˈuvɪn/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shown to be false.

adj

Not proven, in a legal case where the jury verdict has inconclusive evidence for conviction, but sufficient to suspect guilt.

Archaic

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Questions

How do you pronounce disproven?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪspɹˈuvɪn/.
What does disproven mean?
Alternative irregular form of the past participle of disprove

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