Disconfirmed

/ˌdɪskənˈfɜːmd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of disconfirm; proven to be false or invalid.

Etymology

From disconfirm (to disprove or refute) + -ed past tense marker. Based on dis- + confirm from Latin confirmare.

Kelly Says

In scientific and academic contexts, 'disconfirmed' is more precise than 'wrong'—it suggests evidence has actively contradicted a hypothesis rather than just failing to support it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምንጭ
min-ch
ARالعربية
رفض
al-rifadh
BNবাংলা
সমর্থনবিরোধ
som-or-thon-bi-ro-dho
CACatalà
desconfirmat
des-kon-fir-mat
CSČeština
zpochybněné
z-poch-y-b-ně-né
DADansk
afvist
af-vist
DEDeutsch
bestätigt
be-shta-tigt
ELΕλληνικά
αναιρεθεί
a-na-i-re-the-i
ESEspañol
desconfirmado
des-kon-fir-ma-do
FAفارسی
رد
red
FISuomi
kieltäytynyt
kie-lta-y-ty-nyt
FRFrançais
déconfirmé
de-kon-fir-me
GUGU
પ્રતિકૃતિ
pra-ti-kri-ti
HAHA
ba'a
ba-a
HEעברית
נפסל
ni-pas-el
HIहिन्दी
अनुरोधित
anurodhit
HUMagyar
megtagadva
meg-ta-gad-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
ditolak
di-to-lak
IGIG
ike
ike
ITItaliano
smentito
smèn-ti-to
JA日本語
否定された
heitō-sa-reta
KKKK
қайталама
qayta-la-ma
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
bra-cha-ang
KO한국어
부정확하게
bu-jeong-hwag-ha-ge
MRMR
अस्वीकार
as-vee-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
ditolak
di-to-lak
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyaung-lan-e
NLNederlands
ontkend
ont-kend
NONorsk
avvist
av-vist
PAPA
ਅਨુਮ bestaan
anu-mu-m
PLPolski
zaprzeczony
zap-rzecz-o-ny
PTPortuguês
desconfirmado
des-kon-fir-ma-do
RORomână
neîncredere
ne-in-kre-de-re
RUРусский
опровергнуто
op-ro-ver-g-nu-to
SVSvenska
ogivande
o-gi-van-de
SWKiswahili
kukataa
ku-ka-ta-a
TAதமிழ்
மறுக்கப்பட்டது
ma-ru-kka-pa-ttu
TEతెలుగు
పోల్చడం
po-lcha-dam
THไทย
ปฏิเสธ
pat-i-set
TLTL
pinagta-an
pi-na-g-ta-an
TRTürkçe
teyitsiz
tey-yit-siz
UKУкраїнська
заперечено
za-pe-re-che-no
URاردو
رد
rad
VITiếng Việt
phản bác
phan bac
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
证实否定
zhèngshí fǒudìng
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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