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What is "debunk" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does debunk mean in English? Meaning of debunk definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "debunk" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "debunk": expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas

Verb

  • Meaning: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
  • Example: The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
  • Synonyms: debunk expose
  • Hyponyms: uncloak unmask
  • Hypernyms: blackguard guy jest at laugh at make fun poke fun rib ridicule roast

    • Pronunciation in US: dĭ-bŭngkʹ, dē-bŭngkʹ, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /diːˈbʌŋk/, /diːˈbʊŋk/

    Synonyms:

    disparage, puncture, mock, expose, unmask, discover, deflate, lampoon, show up, demystify, uncloak, cut down to size, unshroud,

    Antonyms:

    praise, prove, uphold, flatter,

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