debunk

Meaning

Verb

To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.

Noun

A debunking; the act by which something is debunked.

Synonyms

expose

demystify

disclose

unmask

reveal

disclosure

discovered

discredit

display

exhibit

explain

exposed

exposure

junk

open up

puncture

refute

scrap

show

smash up

total

uncloak

unveil

wreck

denudate

bang up

lay bare

confute

crash

deflate

disclosed

Translations

entlarven

ontmaskeren

dévoiler

smascherare

ridicularizar

desenmascarar

αποκαλύπτω

doorprikken

discréditer

ridiculiser

desacreditar

απομυθοποιώ

entschleiern

διασύρω

εκθέτω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diːˈbʌŋk/

Etymology

From de- + bunk (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923.