disconfirming

• Adjetivo que describe algo que sirve para refutar, negar o demostrar la falsedad de una afirmación o creencia. Su uso es poco frecuente y tiene un tonó formal o técnico.

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.

   que no indica presencia

   • 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.

   Sinónimosnegative

   Antónimosconfirmingpositive

2. Establishing as invalidC1formal

   Proving something to be false, invalid, or untrue.

   Refutar

   • 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.

   Sinónimosinvalidating

   Antónimosconfirmingvalidating