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Pronunciation: [dɪspɹˈuːvd] (IPA)

Disproved is a verb that means to show something to be false or incorrect. There are many synonyms for disproved that can be used to express the same or similar meanings, such as refuted, contradicted, negated, disputed, invalidated, rebutted, confuted, and debunked. Each of these words carries a slightly different connotation. For example, refuted implies a strong argument against something, while rebutted suggests a counter-argument. Contradicted and negated both imply a direct contradiction, but negated can also imply a negation of truth rather than just contradiction. Disputed implies a disagreement or controversy, while invalidated suggests an argument that renders something completely invalid. Confuted and debunked both suggest exposing falsehood or error in an argument or statement.
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He seems to have had some notion of the theory that has been suggested often enough since, and is not yet entirely Disproved, that there is some very close relationship between nerve impulses and the electric current.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
The assertion was frequently repeated, although it was Disproved by the constancy with which the ministers were supported by their followers in a House of Commons where the defection of a dozen members at any moment would have turned the scale.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell
His opponents, assuming that Liberalism was a corollary of democracy, had laughed at the idea; and although his followers had expended much energy in organising Conservative workingmen's associations, the results of the election of 1868 appeared to have Disproved his theory.
"The Government of England (Vol. I)"
A. Lawrence Lowell

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