debunking
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/diːˈbʊŋkɪŋɡ/
English
Definitions
verb
- 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.”
noun
- The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)
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Synonyms
repudiationflim-flamflimdiscreditingflimflamdupingflim flamfalsificationridiculingbamboozlementhumbuggeryduperybamboozlefalsifyingdissimulationdenial