disconfirming

verb

present participle of disconfirm
1
as in denying
to declare not to be true later updates on the news story disconfirmed many details of the initial report

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2
as in refuting
to prove to be false contends that we will never be able to confirm or disconfirm the existence of God

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  1. denying
  2. refuting
  3. rejecting
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  • Attorneys for two of them have gotten back to us, denying the allegations.
    — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But there’s no denying the dynasty-chasing Dodgers are in trouble after the Brewers won games started by Los Angeles’ dynamic duo of Tarik Skubal and Yamamoto.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of denying
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  • While refuting any suggestion of police repression, Lecornu condemned violence on the margins of protests, which were mostly peaceful Tuesday, despite the dramatic scenes that dominated coverage.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • However, in July, Wayne released a message refuting reports of an engagement, referring to a relationship with someone in the past tense, albeit without mentioning them by name.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of refuting
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  • This may involve rejecting a command, removing write access, isolating the AI, transferring control back to the operator or moving equipment into a safe state.
    — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The sense was that the people who were rejecting the Keynesian model were throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Disconfirming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconfirming. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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