Meanings
verbmythbust (third-person singular simple present mythbusts, present participle mythbusting, simple past and past participle mythbusted)
present singular third person mythbusts · participle present mythbusting · participle past mythbusted · past mythbusted
- ambitransitiveTo dispel a stereotype or misconception.
“I definitely prefer limiting our hands-on action-adventure to our attempts to mythbust my love scenes.” Pete smiled and pulled her close.
2017, Suzanne Brockmann, Some Kind of Hero
Origin
Back-formation from mythbuster. Equivalent to myth + bust.
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APA
mythbust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythbust
MLA
“mythbust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythbust. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mythbust,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythbust.
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