Definition of disproof Disproof

dis•proof

We found 6 definitions of disproof from 5 different sources.

What does disproof mean?

Noun Plural: disprooves
disproof - any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
		falsification, refutation
		evidence, grounds your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
		reductio, reductio ad absurdum (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
		confutation evidence that refutes conclusively
disproof - the act of determining that something is false
		falsification, falsifying, refutation, refutal
		finding, determination the decision of a court on issues of fact or law