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deconfirm

deconfirm verb: to confirm the absence of, particularly regarding a character and/or their lack of playable status.

Verb

deconfirm (third-person singular simple present deconfirms, present participle deconfirming, simple past and past participle deconfirmed)

  1. (slang) To confirm the absence of, particularly regarding a character and/or their lack of playable status.
  2. (nonstandard, rare) Synonym of disconfirm.
    Synonyms:
    disconfirm

Synonyms of deconfirm

Forms of deconfirm

third-person singular presentdeconfirms
present participledeconfirming
past participledeconfirmed
pastdeconfirmed

Origin of deconfirm

From de- + confirm.

Questions about deconfirm

What does deconfirm mean?
Deconfirm means to confirm the absence of, particularly regarding a character and/or their lack of playable status.
What part of speech is deconfirm?
Deconfirm is a verb.
What is the past tense of deconfirm?
The past tense of deconfirm is deconfirmed.

Words near deconfirm in the dictionary

  1. deconfine
  2. deconfined
  3. deconfinement
  4. deconfines
  5. deconfining
  6. deconfirm
  7. deconfirmation
  8. deconfirmations
  9. deconfirmed
  10. deconfirming
  11. deconfirms

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