Disproof — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

the act of determining that something is false

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌŋkɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspɹˈuːf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspɹˈuːf/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈʌŋkɚd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

falsifying refutal refutation falsification

Word Forms

falsify	verb	prove false
refute	verb	overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Widerlegung

jeder Beweis, der hilft, die Falschheit einer Sache festzustellen

🇫🇷French

réfutation

toute preuve qui aide à établir la fausseté de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

refutación

cualquier evidencia que ayude a establecer la falsedad de algo

🇮🇹Italian

confutazione

qualsiasi prova che aiuti a stabilire la falsità di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

weerlegging

elk bewijs dat helpt om de onwaarheid van iets vast te stellen

🇵🇹Portuguese

refutação

qualquer evidência que ajude a estabelecer a falsidade de algo

🇷🇺Russian

опровержение

любое доказательство, помогающее установить ложность чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खंडन

कोई भी सबूत जो किसी चीज़ की मिथ्याता को स्थापित करने में मदद करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বীকৃতি

কোন প্রমাণ যা কিছুর মিথ্যা প্রতিষ্ঠা করতে সাহায্য করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நிராகரிப்பு

ஏதாவது ஒரு பொய்யை நிறுவ உதவும் எந்த ஆதாரமும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాకరణ

ఏదైనా యొక్క అబద్ధాన్ని స్థాపించడానికి సహాయపడే ఏదైనా సాక్ష్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

अप्रूफ

कोणताही पुरावा जो एखाद्या गोष्टीचे खोटेपणा स्थापित करण्यास मदत करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વીકાર

કોઈપણ પુરાવા જે કોઈ વસ્તુની ખોટીતાને સ્થાપિત કરવામાં મદદ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರೋಧಕ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಸುಳ್ಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪುರಾವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാകരിക്കുക

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും അസത്യം സ്ഥാപിക്കാൻ സഹായിക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും തെളിവുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਸਬੂਤ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਝੂਠ ਨੂੰ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

انکار

کوئی بھی ثبوت جو کسی چیز کے جھوٹ کو قائم کرنے میں مدد کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反驳

任何有助于证实某事虚假的证据

🇯🇵Japanese

反証

何かの虚偽を証明するのに役立つあらゆる証拠

🇰🇷Korean

반증

어떤 것의 허위를 입증하는 데 도움이 되는 증거

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bác bỏ

bất kỳ bằng chứng nào giúp thiết lập sự giả dối của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่พิสูจน์

หลักฐานใด ๆ ที่ช่วยสร้างความเท็จของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembantahan

bukti apa pun yang membantu membuktikan kepalsuan sesuatu

🇲🇾Malay

membantah

sebarang bukti yang membantu untuk membuktikan kepalsuan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دحض

أي دليل يساعد على إثبات زيف شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

رد کردن

هر مدرکی که به اثبات نادرستی چیزی کمک کند

🇹🇷Turkish

çürütmek

bir şeyin yanlışlığını tespit etmeye yardımcı olan herhangi bir kanıt

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפרָכָה

כל ראיה שעוזרת לבסס את השקר של משהו

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