debunking

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UK/diːˈbʌŋkɪŋ/UK/diːˈbʊŋkɪŋɡ/

noun

The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)

Similar
repudiation
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of debunk
noundebunking (plural debunkings)

plural debunkings

  1. The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe exposure of falseness or pretensions

Similar
repudiation
Broader
exposure
Also see
debunkmentrepudiation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

debunking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debunking

MLA

“debunking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debunking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debunking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debunking.

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