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Verb: disaffirm  ,dis-u'furm
  1. Assert the contrary of; contradict; deny
    "The witness disaffirmed the defendant's alibi"
     
  2. Refuse to confirm; annul, as a judicial decision, by a contrary judgment of a superior tribunal
    "The appeals court disaffirmed the lower court's ruling"

Derived forms: disaffirmed, disaffirming, disaffirms