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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Safety net hospitals also have fewer resources than more affluent hospitals to deal with denials from Medicaid managed care organizations, which occur when health insurers and other organizations that administer Medicaid benefits for the state deny payment for certain claims.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026 -
The same pattern of denial appeared in law as well.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Since Socrates, dialectical thinking had been a method of eliciting truth through questioning and refutation.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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That is not a refutation of any of those disruption stories individually.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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This finding specifically held true for people with fearful and preoccupied attachment styles, two subtypes of insecure attachment associated with a craving for intimacy but, respectively, a deep fear of it or a fear of rejection and abandonment.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
20 June 2026
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Someone with anxious attachment may worry about rejection, seek excessive reassurance or feel uncertain about the stability of relationships.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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“Disconfirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconfirmation. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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