1
as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
an official disconfirmation of the rumors that the military was planning an invasion
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as in refutation
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove
members of the sect refused to accept the scientific evidence as being in any way a disconfirmation of their deeply held religious beliefs
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Noun
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The truth likely lies between official denial and worst-case projections.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026 -
Specifically, the Pentagon is worried about the huge distances involved in the Pacific, and near-peer defensive capabilities like anti-access/area denial should a conflict erupt.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The images were a refutation—and a response to her husband, who believed the reports and threatened to take their son, Georgio.—
Anika Burgess,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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The death of New START represents the refutation of those decades of work.—
Matthew Gault,
Wired News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The boot in question obviously isn’t a pink slip or a rejection notice.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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Was Sykes hurt by her daughter’s Ricci-rejection?—
Liana Satenstein,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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“Disconfirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconfirmation. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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