disprove

Definitions

dis- (reverse, undo) + prove (test and establish as true) = to test something and establish the opposite — that it is false. Where prove builds a case, disprove tears one down.

Example Sentences

• 1.

  A single counterexample is enough to disprove the theory.

• 2.

  Researchers tried for years to disprove his claim, but failed.

• 3.

  You can't disprove something just by saying you don't believe it.