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debunk
/diːˈbʌŋk/
verb 1noun 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
many
VERB + DEBUNK
began, tries, wants
DEBUNK + NOUN
clich, s, theory
PREP.
with
Definitions
verb
1
To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.
The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.
debunk a theory
noun
1
A debunking; the act by which something is debunked.
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Synonyms
verb — expose while ridiculing
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.
Wiktionary02
debunk a theory
Wiktionary03
We began to debunk, with the aid of such Bowdlerisations of Freud as now trickled though, human motive, and learned to diagnose our mental discomforts as repressions and inhibitions—an accomplishment
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Mr. Ndou says he tries to debunk many of the boys' myths, like a commonly held one that the lubrication on condoms contains worms.
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Above all, Tom wants to debunk clichés.
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