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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Noun
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From Denial to Delay: The PR Playbook The UCS report also outlines how corporate PR strategies evolved over time—from denial to delay.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025 -
That revenue is simply written off because appealing denials is too slow, expensive, and broken to fix manually.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Any falsehood or inaccuracy (real or alleged) enunciated by President Donald Trump is almost invariably immediately met with refutation, rebuke, even ridicule by his media critics and political opponents.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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But seen in that light, the updates look less like a refutation of the original than an embrace of its spirit, executed with enough freshness to stand on its own and enough charm to inspire a new generation to fall in like (if not necessarily in love) all over again.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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Out of the 60,000 babies born in New Zealand last year, there were 71 rejections, according to an Official Information Act inquiry.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Largely unknown, with few public remarks, Souter was considered a politically palatable choice as the contentious Senate rejection of Reagan nominee Robert Bork three years earlier still rattled Washington.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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“Disconfirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconfirmation. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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