The term 'prove wrong' can be defined as to demonstrate that something is false. This can be done in a variety of ways, and the following crossword solutions are all words that can be used to describe this action: REBUT (5 letters), REFUTE (6 letters), CONFUTE (7 letters), NEGATE (6 letters), and givethelie to (12 letters). Rebutting involves presenting counterarguments to disprove a claim, while refuting is to prove a statement or argument to be false. Confuting is similar to refuting, but it also includes providing evidence to support the counterargument. Negating is to deny the truth of a statement, and givethelie to is an archaic phrase meaning to prove something to be false.