disconfirmation

noun

Definition of disconfirmationnext
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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2
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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  1. denial
  2. refutation
  3. rejection
Noun
  • After all, 27% of small businesses reported facing a customer data breach, while 26% experienced a ransomware attack or a denial of service attack, according to cybersecurity firm VikingCloud.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • The lawmakers’ request — a moment of bipartisan scrutiny on a controversial federal health care program — comes just one month after a government investigation unearthed a continuing pattern of denials within Medicare Advantage.
    — Casey Ross, STAT, 15 July 2026
Definition of denial
Noun
  • Since Socrates, dialectical thinking had been a method of eliciting truth through questioning and refutation.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • That is not a refutation of any of those disruption stories individually.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of refutation
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  • The fact that she was passed over for a promotion by the genial yet unimpressive Baasu (Kunal Dudheker) is not revelatory — women often face these kinds of rejections where qualifications are no substitute for hierarchical comfort.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • Despite the feeling of discouragement that can come with the rejections and even ghostings applicants face, these internships — though sometimes few and far between — still exist.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Definition of rejection
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