Verb: debunk di'búngk or ,dee'búngk
- Reveal the falseness or hollowness of a belief, idea, or claim
"The physicist debunked the psychic's claims";
- expose
Derived forms: debunked, debunking, debunks
Type of: blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun of, poke fun, rib [informal], ridicule, roast [informal]
Encyclopedia: Debunk