disconfirming

• Attributives Adjektiv, das eine Aussage, Beobachtung oder Evidenz bezeichnet, die einer Annahme oder Hypothese widerspricht, sie widerlegt oder ihr entgegensteht; vor allem in wissenschaftlichen und erkenntnistheoretischen Kontexten verwendet.

An obsolete adjective meaning serving to disprove or refute something; no longer in common use.

1. Not indicating presenceC1formalmedical

   Not showing evidence of microorganisms, disease, or a specific condition.

   Nichtbestätigend

   • The test results were disconfirming for the bacterial infection.
   • A disconfirming biopsy ruled out the suspected malignancy.
   • The disconfirming lab report provided relief to the patient.

   Synonymenegative

   Antonymeconfirmingpositive

2. Establishing as invalidC1formal

   Proving something to be false, invalid, or untrue.

   Widerlegend

   • The new evidence was disconfirming of the earlier hypothesis.
   • Her testimony was disconfirming to the prosecution's case.
   • The experiment yielded disconfirming results for the proposed theory.

   Synonymeinvalidating

   Antonymeconfirmingvalidating