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disconfirming::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | invalidating |
disconfirming::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | negative |
Examples of disconfirming
disconfirming
Certainly it's easier to hear disconfirming evidence from people we know and trust.
From the businessweek.com
As an equity analyst, I continually dealt with disconfirming data.
From the businessweek.com
I even understand the tendency to dismiss disconfirming evidence.
From the scienceblogs.com
It is unlikely that one isolated believer could withstand the kind of disconfirming evidence that has been specified.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Since you aren't looking so aggressively for disconfirming evidence, it quickly comes to seem as if you have a pretty good case.
From the theatlantic.com
The result of this process results in a bias towards maintaining existing affect, even in the face of other, disconfirming information.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Interestingly, Redlawsk found that the timing of when disconfirming information was introduced played a role in determining bias.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There are too many factors involved, and for every theory advanced, you can count on several disconfirming theories before the previous ones are in print.
From the businessweek.com
You have to be willing to challenge the theory and be willing to change it when there is disconfirming evidence, but you have to have some kind of overarching theory.
From the theatlantic.com
- (disconfirming) negative: not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"
- (disconfirming) establishing as invalid or untrue
- To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid
