English Explanatory Dictionary

debunk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
noun
  1. A debunking; the act by which something is debunked.

Pronunciation

/diːˈbʌŋk/ /diːˈbʊŋk/ dĭ-bŭngkʹ dē-bŭngkʹ /dɪˈbʌŋk/ /ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/ /dɪˈbɐŋk/ en-au-debunk.ogg

Word forms

debunk debunks debunking debunked

Etymology

From de- (“away”) + bunk (“nonsense”) (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923.

Derived words

deboonker debunkable debunker debunkment prebunk undebunked
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