counterproof

C3O1U1N1T1E1R1P3R1O1O1F4

noun

The inverted image of an original proof.

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncounterproof (plural counterproofs)

plural counterproofs

  1. mediaThe inverted image of an original proof.
  2. human sciencesA proof that contradicts a given statement.

    It seems that ghosts and legendary encounters in general thrive under the protection of law because their extranormal statements and implications require proof and provoke the less convincing counterproof.

    2001, Linda Dégh, Legend and Belief: Dialectics of a Folklore Genre, page 4

Origin

From counter- + proof.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

counterproof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterproof

MLA

“counterproof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterproof. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterproof,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterproof.

Source: counterproof on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.