Definition
A person who proves something false or refutes an argument or claim.
Etymology
From Old French disprover, combining dis- (opposite/reversal) + prover (to prove), from Latin probare. The prefix dis- indicates negation or reversal of the action of proving.
Kelly Says
In medieval philosophy and law, disprovers were crucial figures—they challenged established beliefs and helped science advance by systematically showing what wasn't true, not just what was.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ነገር እንደ ነው ይላል
an-d ne-ger en-de new y-la-l
ARالعربية
مُخالف (مُخالف)
mu-kha-lif
BNবাংলা
সমর্থনকারী
sam-or-than-ka-ri
CACatalà
desmentir
de-s-men-tir
CSČeština
popíráš
po-pi-ra-š
DADansk
modstander
mod-stan-der
DEDeutsch
Widerlegung
vi-der-le-gung
ELΕλληνικά
αντιρρήσεις
an-ti-r-re-se-is
ESEspañol
desmentidor
de-s-men-ti-dor
FISuomi
kiistaja
ki-is-ta-ja
FRFrançais
démenteur
de-men-teur
HIहिन्दी
विरोधी
vi-ro-dhi
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembantah
pem-ban-tah
ITItaliano
disprovatore
di-s-pro-va-tore
JA日本語
反証者 (はんしょうしゃ)
han-sho-sha
KKKK
жауапкерші
ja-u-ap-ker-shi
KO한국어
반박자 (반박자)
ban-pak-ja
MRMR
प्रतिवादक
pra-ti-va-dak
MSBahasa Melayu
penyangkal
pen-yan-gal
NLNederlands
ontkenner
on-ten-ner
NONorsk
motstander
mot-stan-der
PLPolski
przeciwnicz
pre-t-chi-wn-icz
PTPortuguês
desmentidor
de-s-men-ti-dor
RORomână
dezmințor
de-z-min-țor
RUРусский
опровергатель
o-pro-ver-ga-tel
SVSvenska
motståndare
mot-stan-da-re
SWKiswahili
mwanazuoni
mwa-na-zu-o-ni
TAதமிழ்
மறுப்பு
ma-ru-ppu
TEతెలుగు
పోల్చడం
po-l-cha-dam
THไทย
ผู้ปฏิเสธ
phoo-ti-se-th
TLTL
kumoprotesta
ku-mo-pro-tes-ta
TRTürkçe
reddeden
red-de-den
UKУкраїнська
перекорець
pe-re-ko-rets
VITiếng Việt
người phủ nhận
nguoi phu-nhan
ZH中文
反驳者 (fǎnbó zhě)
fan-bo zhe
ZUZU
umshayeli
oo-m-sha-ye-li