debunkable

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/diːˈbʌŋkəbəl//dɪ-/

adjective

Capable of being debunked.

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Meanings

adjectivedebunkable (comparative more debunkable, superlative most debunkable)

comparative more debunkable · superlative most debunkable

  1. Capable of being debunked.

    Knowledge must be debunkable and stands only until it is debunked. In a liberal scientific society, to claim that you are above error is the height of irresponsibility.

    1995, Jonathan Rauch, Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought, page 51

Origin

From debunk + -able.

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APA

debunkable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debunkable

MLA

“debunkable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debunkable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debunkable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debunkable.

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