disconfirmation

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as in refutation
something (as an argument) that serves to disprove members of the sect refused to accept the scientific evidence as being in any way a disconfirmation of their deeply held religious beliefs

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Noun
  • From claim denials to failure to cover hormone therapy treatments and low reimbursement for the time and care needed to treat perimenopause and menopause.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Navigating The Application Process With Help Applying for an H-1B visa is a multi-step process with rules and deadlines that must be followed to avoid delays or denials.
    Sophie Alcorn, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But The Dry Season is anything but a refutation of her earlier work.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Is the month-long surge in Treasury yields a confirmation, a refutation, or a threat, to the prevailing soft-economic-landing outlook?
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The answer to that—and what actually made Twin Peaks so compelling, beyond its core mystery—lay in Lynch’s rejection of cut-and-dried solutions.
    Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • His characterization of your openness to weekly visits — a perfectly reasonable concession — as a rejection of his family is unfair and overdramatic.
    Philip Galanes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Disconfirmation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconfirmation. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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