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What is the noun for disconfirm?

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disconfirmation
  1. (philosophy) Introduction of evidence which conclusively establishes that a belief or hypothesis is not true or which diminishes the acceptability of a belief or hypothesis.
  2. (countable) A particular fact, observation, or other item of evidence which shows or tends to show that a belief or hypothesis is not true.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The disconfirmation of his claim by multiple witnesses left him with no choice but to accept that his statement was untrue.”
      “After conducting rigorous experiments, the disconfirmation of the dominant theory left scientists searching for a new explanation.”
      “But such a belief is hard to maintain and is hence vulnerable to disconfirmation in various ways.”
infirmation
  1. (philosophy) disconfirmation
disconfirmations
  1. plural of disconfirmation
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They misinterpreted data and gave extraordinary significance to confirmations, while ignoring or not seeking disconfirmations.”
      “One can reduce the disconfirmations of economic generalizations by specifying a margin of error.”
      “In essence, the more confirmations a theory has vis-a-vis disconfirmations, the more justified the theory appears to be.”
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