debunked (verb)

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• debunk — [[t]di͟ːbʌ̱ŋk[/t]] debunks, debunking, debunked VERB If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is. [V n] Historian Michael… …   English dictionary

• debunk — verb /ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/ To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something Sailing round the world debunked the theory that the earth was flat …   Wiktionary

• debunk — verb even the most successful hoax will eventually be debunked Syn: explode, deflate, quash, discredit, disprove, contradict, controvert, invalidate, negate; challenge, call into question, poke holes in; formal confute Ant: confirm …   Thesaurus of popular words

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• debunk — UK [diːˈbʌŋk] / US [dɪˈbʌŋk] verb [transitive] Word forms debunk : present tense I/you/we/they debunk he/she/it debunks present participle debunking past tense debunked past participle debunked to prove that something such as an idea or belief is …   English dictionary

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