Counterevidence

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis. countable, uncountable

    "Having been strongly pressed to do so, I gave counter-evidence, and I believe, in the opinion of the Commission, demolished the Doctor a second time."

  2. 2
    (philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis. wordnet

Synonyms

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counter-evidence

Example

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"The policeman discovered counterevidence."

Etymology

From counter- + evidence.

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