counterexample

noun

coun·ter·ex·am·ple ˈkau̇n-tər-ig-ˌzam-pəl

: an example that refutes or disproves a proposition or theory

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It should be noted, however, that last year’s Expats also rode the festival circuit this season, and that show has been used as an Emmys counterexample in two consecutive paragraphs. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2024 Navalny himself, his life and death, might be the best counterexample to Tolstoy’s theory. —

Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024 Naturally, Porphyrion is a counterexample to that assumption, suggesting to researchers that the universe’s past could contain more extremely long jets emitted by radiative black holes. —

Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 The debate over whether and how to reopen schools in the United States offers a useful counterexample. —

Jacob Leibenluft, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2020 See all Example Sentences for counterexample