counter-evidence vs evidence

evidence vs counter-evidence

counter-evidence and evidence both are nouns.

counter-evidence is not a verb while evidence is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counter-evidence	Yes	No	No	No
evidence	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, evidence is a hypernym of counter-evidence; that is, evidence is a word with a broader meaning than counter-evidence:

counter-evidence: (philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
evidence: (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

counter-evidence (noun)	evidence (noun)
(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.	your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
	(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
	an indication that makes something evident

counter-evidence (verb)	evidence (verb)
	provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
	provide evidence for
	give evidence

Difference between counter-evidence and evidence

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