disconfirming

• Adjectif désuet signifiant qui sert à réfuter, infirmer ou nier quelque chose ; n'est plus utilisé dans le langage courant.

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.

   Non indicateur (de présence)

   • 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.

   Synonymesnegative

   Antonymesconfirmingpositive

2. Establishing as invalidC1formal

   Proving something to be false, invalid, or untrue.

   Infirmant

   • 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.

   Synonymesinvalidating

   Antonymesconfirmingvalidating