Definition of DEBUNK

debunk

Plural: debunks

Verb

Verb Forms: debunked, debunking, debunks

  • To expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth or idea.
  • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
    • "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"
  • To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.

Noun

  • A debunking; the act by which something is debunked.

Examples

  • debunk a theory
  • His opponent tried to DEBUNK the validity of ’ZA’ as a word, but the dictionary proved him wrong.
  • The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

expose

Scrabble Score: 13

debunk: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
debunk: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
debunk: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

debunk: valid Words With Friends Word